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Weak valueActiveJurassic Park · $10 · South Dakota Lottery
Jurassic Park: Weak value. A $10 ticket pays back $6.77 on average.
▼ -1.1 pts vs launch#6 of 10 · $10 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
▼ -1.1 pts vs launch#6 of 10 · $10 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
Jurassic Park is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.7%, down 1.1 percentage points from the launch value of 68.8%. 1 of the original 2 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 50% of the 0.4M printed tickets have been sold.
67.7%
expected return
1 in 3.98
odds of any win
1 of 2
$50K top prizes left
50%
claimed · 184k of 370k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 46,598 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $10
$20 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,254 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $6.77 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.47 · 64.7% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $50K
$0.30 · 3.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
46,596 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
50% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2025.
370k
tickets printed
184k
tickets claimed · 50%
185k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
50%
50% of top prizes remain with 50% 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 $10 SD peers
#6 of 10
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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