What is the expected value of $1,000 Gold Rush?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of $1,000 Gold Rush is 56.0%, meaning the average ticket returns about $0.56 in prizes against its $1 cost.

Is $1,000 Gold Rush retired?

No, $1,000 Gold Rush is still active and being sold by the South Dakota state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

$1,000 Gold Rush ($1) - Odds & Remaining Prizes - South Dakota Lottery

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Active$1,000 Gold Rush · $1 · South Dakota Lottery

▼ -6.0 pts vs launch#3 of 4 · $1 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM

$1,000 Gold Rush is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 56.0%, down 6.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.0%. 2 of the original 15 $1,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 78% of the 0.6M printed tickets have been sold.

56.0%

expected return

1 in 4.35

odds of any win

2 of 15

$1K top prizes left

78%

claimed · 478k of 610k printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 30,344 winning tickets still unclaimed.

12 win more than $1

$2 – $100, an actual profit

11 win their money back

a $1 prize, so you break even

77 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 66,016 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $0.56 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $1 – $100

$0.54 · 54.5% of price

Mid prizes $1K

$0.02 · 1.5% of price

Most of the value pays out as

$1 – $100 wins

30,342 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

78% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2025.

610k

tickets printed

478k

tickets claimed · 78%

132k

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.

Jackpots left

13%

Tickets left

22%

13% of top prizes remain with 22% of tickets left to claim them.

Where to buy

South Dakota Lottery

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Rank vs $1 SD peers

#3 of 4

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

$1,000 Gold Rush

56.0%

Let It $Now!

53.0%

Figures from South Dakota Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM.

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$1,000 Gold Rush: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.56 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $0.56 comes from

78% of the print run claimed