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Decent valueActiveDiamond Deluxe · $30 · South Dakota Lottery
Diamond Deluxe: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $22.75 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 3 · $30 SD gamesUpdated Jul 13, 2026, 12:12 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 3 · $30 SD gamesUpdated Jul 13, 2026, 12:12 PM
Diamond Deluxe is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 75.8%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 75.8%. 2 of the original 2 $650,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 0.4M printed tickets have been sold.
75.8%
expected return
1 in 3.47
odds of any win
2 of 2
$650K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 2k of 430k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 123,407 winning tickets still unclaimed.
29 win more than $30
$50 or $100 or $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,933 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $22.75 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$19.33 · 64.4% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $650K
$3.42 · 11.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
123,345 winning tickets remain in this range: 85% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
430k
tickets printed
2k
tickets claimed · 0%
428k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% of top prizes remain with only 100% 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 $30 SD peers
#2 of 3
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Dakota Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 13, 2026, 12:12 PM.
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