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ActiveFab 4 · $5 · South Dakota Lottery

Fab 4: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.07 on average.

-6.6 pts vs launch#14 of 18 · $5 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM

Fab 4 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.4%, down 6.6 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 0 of the original 2 $40,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 39% of the 0.3M printed tickets have been sold.

61.4%
expected return
1 in 4.07
odds of any win
0 of 2
$40K top prizes left
39%
claimed · 119k of 306k printed
Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 45,976 winning tickets still unclaimed.

13 win more than $5
$10 – $400, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map

Where the $3.07 comes from

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

Small wins $5 – $400
$3.07 · 61.4% of price
Mid prizes $40K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $400 wins
45,976 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress

39% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, May 2025.

306k
tickets printed
119k
tickets claimed · 39%
187k
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
61%
0% of top prizes remain with 61% 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.
Figures from South Dakota Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM.
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