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Poor valueActiveReindeer Riches · $2 · South Dakota Lottery
Reindeer Riches: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.09 on average.
▼ -11.0 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $2 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
▼ -11.0 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $2 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
Reindeer Riches is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 54.5%, down 11.0 percentage points from the launch value of 65.5%. 0 of the original 4 $2,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 78% of the 0.2M printed tickets have been sold.
54.5%
expected return
1 in 4.39
odds of any win
0 of 4
$2K top prizes left
78%
claimed · 190k of 244k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 12,182 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $1.09 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $100
$1.09 · 54.5% of price
Mid prizes $2K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
12,182 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
78% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2025.
244k
tickets printed
190k
tickets claimed · 78%
53k
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
22%
0% of top prizes remain with 22% 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
#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.
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