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Weak valueActiveMoney Box Bingo · $3 · South Dakota Lottery
Money Box Bingo: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.95 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $3 SD gamesUpdated Jul 13, 2026, 12:12 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $3 SD gamesUpdated Jul 13, 2026, 12:12 PM
Money Box Bingo is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 65.0%. 4 of the original 4 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 1% of the 0.7M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 4.30
odds of any win
4 of 4
$20K top prizes left
1%
claimed · 7k of 739k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 170,221 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $3
$5 – $100, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 60,997 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.95 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.83 · 61.1% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $20K
$0.12 · 3.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
170,215 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
1% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
739k
tickets printed
7k
tickets claimed · 1%
732k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
99%
100% of top prizes remain with only 99% 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 $3 SD peers
#2 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
Bonus Game Bingo
68.3%
2
Money Box Bingo
65.0%
3
Money Cashword
62.0%
4
Multiplier Bingo
59.7%
5
VAULTS of CASH
56.0%
Figures from South Dakota Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 13, 2026, 12:12 PM.
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