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Ranked 19th of 35 Tickets in South Carolina

High VoltageSouth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: South Carolina Lottery
50
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5South CarolinaGame #1694GREEN
At a glance

High Voltage costs $5 a ticket from the South Carolina Lottery. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $200,000 prize now runs about 1 in 950,089 by our estimate, against 1 in 759,980 at launch. No $5 ticket in South Carolina has better overall odds: 1 in 3.87, against 9 others at that price. On average it pays back about $0.67 per $1, $0.04 less than the median $5 game in South Carolina.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.87
Exp. Value
$0.67
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$200,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
63%
ValueScore™
50 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.67
→
AVERAGE
At 19th out of 35 South Carolina scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→At $0.67 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 760K at launch, about 1 in 950K now. The $200,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • The bigger prize tiers here have plenty left to win.
  • At 1 in 3.87 overall odds, prizes land more often than in most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$200,000
2 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 760K
now ~1 in 950K
$1,000
163 of 231 left
launch odds 1 in 13K
now ~1 in 12K
$500
532 of 853 left
launch odds 1 in 3,564
now ~1 in 3,572
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$200,0001 in 750,00042
50%
$1,0001 in 13,333231163
71%
$5001 in 3,529853532
62%
$2001 in 5,000840511
61%
$1001 in 7329,3395,715
61%
$501 in 20314,9589,238
62%
$301 in 11925,53515,637
61%
$251 in 12125,02715,472
62%
$201 in 4863,29338,996
62%
$101 in 10316,351196,743
62%
$51 in 9329,078207,993
63%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$10,773,785
Current Prize Pool
$6,607,825
Payout Percentage
61.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
491,002

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
3,039,920
Estimated Remaining
1,900,178
% Remaining
62.5%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since its launch on September 3, 2 $200,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on October 16.

41
4
3
2
September 3October 19
  • October 16, 20261 claimed · 2 left
  • October 2, 20261 claimed · 3 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 4.8% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 3 times the average for South Carolina's $5 games (1.9% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

50
VALUESCORE
Fair
50
out of 100
Expected Value
7/40
Prize Quality
15/25
Win Frequency
15/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1694
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
9/1/2026
Payout %
67.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.87 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the High Voltage scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. High Voltage scores 50/100 (Fair) and is 7th of the 10 active $5 games in South Carolina. It pays back about $0.67 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the South Carolina rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the High Voltage scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with High Voltage are 1 in 3.87. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for High Voltage?
The top prize for High Voltage is $200,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
When was High Voltage released?
High Voltage was released by the South Carolina Lottery on September 1, 2026. It has been on sale for about 2 months.

Every $5 ticket in South Carolina

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Giant Jumbo Bucks771 in 3.9771.7%$250K · 51.8%
Triple Red 777 ($5)691 in 3.9871.0%$200K · 4-
In the Green591 in 3.9571.0%$200K · 21.2%
THE PRICE IS RIGHT™581 in 3.9469.6%$200K · 21.2%
$200,000 Payday541 in 3.9571.0%$200K · 13.4%
SUPER LOTERIA™531 in 3.9771.0%$200K · 12.0%
High Voltage (this game)501 in 3.8767.3%$200K · 24.8%
Fivefold Lucky441 in 3.9571.0%$200K · 12.2%
Hit $250311 in 4.7971.0%$250 · 5,8602.4%
Star Power151 in 3.9963.9%$200K · 01.0%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.