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Average valueActiveExtreme 8'S · $5 · South Dakota Lottery
Extreme 8'S: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.40 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#5 of 18 · $5 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#5 of 18 · $5 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
Extreme 8'S is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 4 of the original 4 $8,888 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 5% of the 0.2M printed tickets have been sold.
68.0%
expected return
1 in 4.24
odds of any win
4 of 4
$9K top prizes left
5%
claimed · 12k of 246k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 55,082 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$8 – $88, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 58,384 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.40 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $88
$3.25 · 65.0% of price
Mid prizes $9K
$0.15 · 3.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $88 wins
55,078 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
5% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
246k
tickets printed
12k
tickets claimed · 5%
234k
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
95%
100% of top prizes remain with only 95% 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 $5 SD peers
#5 of 18
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Dakota Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM.
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