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Poor valueActiveFast Cash · $5 · South Dakota Lottery
Fast Cash: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.95 on average.
▼ -8.6 pts vs launch#15 of 18 · $5 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM
▼ -8.6 pts vs launch#15 of 18 · $5 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM
Fast Cash is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.0%, down 8.6 percentage points from the launch value of 67.6%. 0 of the original 2 $40,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 79% of the 0.4M printed tickets have been sold.
59.0%
expected return
1 in 4.25
odds of any win
0 of 2
$40K top prizes left
79%
claimed · 337k of 426k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 20,978 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $400, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $2.95 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $400
$2.95 · 59.0% of price
Mid prizes $40K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $400 wins
20,978 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
79% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2024.
426k
tickets printed
337k
tickets claimed · 79%
89k
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
21%
0% of top prizes remain with 21% 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
#15 of 18
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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