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Poor valueActiveSuper Hot 777S · $5 · South Dakota Lottery
Super Hot 777S: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.81 on average.
▼ -11.8 pts vs launch#18 of 18 · $5 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM
▼ -11.8 pts vs launch#18 of 18 · $5 SD gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM
Super Hot 777S is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 56.2%, down 11.8 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 1 of the original 2 $25,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 84% of the 0.3M printed tickets have been sold.
56.2%
expected return
1 in 4.21
odds of any win
1 of 2
$25K top prizes left
84%
claimed · 229k of 274k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 10,637 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $5
$7 – $100, an actual profit
14 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 8,957 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.81 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $700
$2.25 · 45.0% of price
Mid prizes $25K
$0.56 · 11.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $700 wins
10,636 winning tickets remain in this range: 80% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
84% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2024.
274k
tickets printed
229k
tickets claimed · 84%
45k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
16%
50% of top prizes remain with only 16% 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
#18 of 18
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Dakota Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM.
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