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Average valueActiveTreasure Hunt · $3 · South Carolina Lottery
Treasure Hunt: Average value. A $3 ticket pays back $2.04 on average.
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#1 of 2 · $3 SC games
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#1 of 2 · $3 SC games
Treasure Hunt is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.0%, down 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 68.3%. 3 of the original 5 $75,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 46% of the 2.7M printed tickets have been sold.
68.0%
expected return
1 in 4.05
odds of any win
3 of 5
$75K top prizes left
46%
claimed · 1.2M of 2.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 364,918 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $3
$5 – $300, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 33,590 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.04 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $300
$1.86 · 62.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $75K
$0.18 · 6.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $300 wins
364,874 winning tickets remain in this range: 91% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
46% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
2.7M
tickets printed
1.2M
tickets claimed · 46%
1.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
60%
Tickets left
54%
60% of top prizes remain with only 54% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
South Carolina Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $3 SC peers
#1 of 2
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
Treasure Hunt
68.0%
2
Lady Jumbo Bucks Crossword
66.7%
Figures from South Carolina Lottery published claim data.
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