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Decent valueActiveUltimate Millions · $20 · South Carolina Lottery
Ultimate Millions: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.48 on average.
▲ +0.7 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $20 SC games
▲ +0.7 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $20 SC games
Ultimate Millions is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.4%, up 0.7 percentage points from the launch value of 76.8%. 3 of the original 4 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 32% of the 6.1M printed tickets have been sold.
77.4%
expected return
1 in 4.47
odds of any win
3 of 4
$2M jackpots left
32%
claimed · 2M of 6.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 936,256 winning tickets still unclaimed.
22 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 452 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.48 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $40 – $500
$13.54 · 67.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.51 · 2.5% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$1.43 · 7.2% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.2%
Just 3 tickets out of 4.2M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$40 – $500 wins
935,692 winning tickets remain in this range: 87% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
32% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2026.
6.1M
tickets printed
2M
tickets claimed · 32%
4.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
68%
75% of top prizes remain with only 68% 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 $20 SC peers
#3 of 3
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Carolina Lottery published claim data.
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