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Poor valueActiveJoker'S Wild · $5 · South Dakota Lottery
Joker'S Wild: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.95 on average.
▼ -9.0 pts vs launch#16 of 18 · $5 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM
▼ -9.0 pts vs launch#16 of 18 · $5 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM
Joker'S Wild is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.0%, down 9.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 0 of the original 3 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 72% of the 0.3M printed tickets have been sold.
59.0%
expected return
1 in 4.81
odds of any win
0 of 3
$30K top prizes left
72%
claimed · 220k of 305k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 17,694 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 85,113 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
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 – $100
$2.94 · 58.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.01 · 0.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $100 wins
17,693 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
72% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2025.
305k
tickets printed
220k
tickets claimed · 72%
85k
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
28%
0% of top prizes remain with 28% 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
#16 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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