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Average valueActive$50, $150 Or $250! · $10 · South Dakota Lottery
$50, $150 Or $250!: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.25 on average.
▲ +0.3 pts vs launch#2 of 10 · $10 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM
▲ +0.3 pts vs launch#2 of 10 · $10 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM
$50, $150 Or $250! is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.5%, up 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 72.2%. 376 of the original 654 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 43% of the 0.3M printed tickets have been sold.
72.5%
expected return
1 in 9.56
odds of any win
376 of 654
$250 top prizes left
43%
claimed · 145k of 340k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 20,430 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $10
$50 or $150 or $250, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
90 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $7.25 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $250
$7.25 · 72.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $250 wins
20,430 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
43% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2025.
340k
tickets printed
145k
tickets claimed · 43%
195k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
57%
Tickets left
57%
57% of top prizes remain with only 57% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
South Dakota Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $10 SD peers
#2 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Dakota Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM.
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