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Poor valueActiveBig Money · $20 · South Dakota Lottery
Big Money: Poor value. A $20 ticket pays back $11.97 on average.
▼ -14.9 pts vs launch#6 of 7 · $20 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM
▼ -14.9 pts vs launch#6 of 7 · $20 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM
Big Money is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.9%, down 14.9 percentage points from the launch value of 74.8%. 0 of the original 2 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 93% of the 0.2M printed tickets have been sold.
59.9%
expected return
1 in 3.41
odds of any win
0 of 2
$200K top prizes left
93%
claimed · 230k of 247k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 4,942 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $20
$40 – $400, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $11.97 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $400
$11.97 · 59.9% of price
Mid prizes $10K – $200K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $400 wins
4,942 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
93% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2024.
247k
tickets printed
230k
tickets claimed · 93%
17k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
7%
0% of top prizes remain with 7% 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 $20 SD peers
#6 of 7
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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