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Average valueActiveMoney Madness · $5 · South Dakota Lottery
Money Madness: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.51 on average.
▲ +1.2 pts vs launch#2 of 18 · $5 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
▲ +1.2 pts vs launch#2 of 18 · $5 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
Money Madness is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.2%, up 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 69.0%. 3 of the original 3 $25,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 19% of the 0.2M printed tickets have been sold.
70.2%
expected return
1 in 4.21
odds of any win
3 of 3
$25K top prizes left
19%
claimed · 46k of 243k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 46,860 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 21,921 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.51 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $100
$3.10 · 62.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $25K
$0.41 · 8.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $100 wins
46,851 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
19% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
243k
tickets printed
46k
tickets claimed · 19%
197k
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
81%
100% of top prizes remain with only 81% 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
#2 of 18
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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