South Carolina's new holiday scratch-offs put a $10 game at #1 in the state

The South Carolina Education Lottery put five holiday scratch-offs on sale Tuesday, November 3, one at each price from $1 to $20, 12 days after launching the $10 Mighty Jumbo Bucks. The best of the batch isn't the most expensive. Merry Multiplier, a $10 game, now rates highest of all 37 South Carolina games on our ValueScore™.

Merry Multiplier ($10)

A multiplier spot on Merry Multiplier boosts the whole ticket's winnings. Its four $500,000 top prizes are 1 in 1,260,000 each, in about 5 million tickets, and it wins 1 in 3.57 times. It returns 75.5% of sales, a bit above South Carolina's $10 average of 75.1% and the 72.8% national average, and 42% of its wins return the $10. With all its top prizes still out, it rates 95.3, first in the state.

Mighty Jumbo Bucks ($10)

The October 22 launch is a close second at 94.3. It has eight $750,000 top prizes in about 10.3 million tickets, the best overall odds of the group at 1 in 3.43, and the highest payout, 76.0%. Two bonus boxes pay $100 and $200 on their own.

25 Times Lucky ($20)

The $20 game offers the biggest prizes, five of $2.5 million in 7.2 million tickets, plus symbols that multiply a prize by 5, 10, or 25. Its smallest prize is $40, so any winning ticket at least doubles the money, and more than half of its winners land exactly that. The trade-off is how often it wins, 1 in 4.46, long for a $20 game, and its payout of 68.3% is below the state's $20 average of 71.4% and the 74.6% national average. One of its three $100,000 prizes has already been claimed. It rates 57.1, last of South Carolina's three $20 games.

Holiday Surprise! ($5)

Holiday Surprise! has four $200,000 top prizes, 1 in 660,000 each, and a snowflake symbol that pays five times the prize. At 77.0 it rates first of 10 $5 games and fifth in the state.

Light Up the Season ($2)

Four $30,000 top prizes, a snowman symbol that doubles a prize, and a $25 bonus. It rates 57.6, first of seven $2 games.

Cookie Dough ($1)

The dollar ticket has four $5,000 top prizes, and a gift symbol wins all the prizes shown. It rates 45.4, first of six $1 games. All recent releases are on the South Carolina scratch-offs page.

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South Carolina Education Lottery: Merry Multiplier (Game 1707)

South Carolina Education Lottery: Mighty Jumbo Bucks (Game 1703)

South Carolina Education Lottery: 25 Times Lucky (Game 1714)

South Carolina Education Lottery: Holiday Surprise! (Game 1706)

South Carolina Education Lottery: Light Up the Season (Game 1705)

South Carolina Education Lottery: Cookie Dough (Game 1704)