F
Poor valueActiveLet It $Now! · $1 · South Dakota Lottery
Let It $Now!: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.53 on average.
▼ -10.0 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $1 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
▼ -10.0 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $1 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
Let It $Now! is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 53.0%, down 10.0 percentage points from the launch value of 63.0%. 0 of the original 8 $1,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 76% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
53.0%
expected return
1 in 4.73
odds of any win
0 of 8
$1K top prizes left
76%
claimed · 347k of 458k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 23,507 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $1
$2 – $50, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $0.53 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $50
$0.53 · 53.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $50 wins
23,507 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
76% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2025.
458k
tickets printed
347k
tickets claimed · 76%
111k
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
24%
0% of top prizes remain with 24% 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 $1 SD peers
#4 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Dakota Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM.
S
Scratchstats