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Decent valueActiveMoney Maker · $30 · South Dakota Lottery
Money Maker: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $23.27 on average.
▲ +0.7 pts vs launch#2 of 2 · $30 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
▲ +0.7 pts vs launch#2 of 2 · $30 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
Money Maker is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.6%, up 0.7 percentage points from the launch value of 76.9%. 3 of the original 3 $350,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 7% of the 0.4M printed tickets have been sold.
77.6%
expected return
1 in 3.45
odds of any win
3 of 3
$350K top prizes left
7%
claimed · 30k of 422k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 113,490 winning tickets still unclaimed.
29 win more than $30
$50 or $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 382 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $23.27 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$19.87 · 66.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $350K
$3.40 · 11.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
113,366 winning tickets remain in this range: 85% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
7% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
422k
tickets printed
30k
tickets claimed · 7%
392k
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
93%
100% of top prizes remain with only 93% 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 $30 SD peers
#2 of 2
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
$600,000 Cash Spectacular
85.4%
2
Money Maker
77.6%
Figures from South Dakota Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM.
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