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Weak valueActiveLots Of $100'S · $2 · South Dakota Lottery
Lots Of $100'S: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.23 on average.
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $2 SD games
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $2 SD games
Lots Of $100'S is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.5%, down 3.0 percentage points from the launch value of 64.5%. 560 of the original 1,593 $100 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 60% of the 0.8M printed tickets have been sold.
61.5%
expected return
1 in 4.75
odds of any win
560 of 1,593
$100 top prizes left
60%
claimed · 481k of 800k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 67,256 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $1.23 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $100
$1.23 · 61.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
67,256 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
60% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2023.
800k
tickets printed
481k
tickets claimed · 60%
320k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
35%
Tickets left
40%
35% of top prizes remain with 40% 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 $2 SD peers
#2 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Dakota Lottery published claim data.
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