Ranked 5th of 37 Tickets in South Carolina
Holiday Surprise!South Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
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77
VALUESCORE
Good
At a glance
Holiday Surprise! costs $5 a ticket from the South Carolina Lottery. With a ValueScore of 77/100 (Good), it is the strongest of South Carolina's 10 $5 tickets. It went on sale on November 3, 2026, so 96% of its prizes are still unclaimed.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.96
Exp. Value
$0.71
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$200,000
Top Prizes Left
4
Prizes Remaining
96%
ValueScore™
77 / 100
Good
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.71↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Above the pack: #5, ahead of roughly 89% of South Carolina's 37 active games.
Why
↑Little of the prize pool has been drained so far.
- Strong prize quality: a healthy share of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
- At 1 in 3.96 overall odds, prizes land more often than in most games.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated November 7$200,000
4 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 690K
now ~1 in 663K
$1,000
110 of 111 left
launch odds 1 in 25K
now ~1 in 24K
$500
518 of 541 left
launch odds 1 in 5,099
now ~1 in 5,118
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
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 1 in 660,000 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 24,000 | 111 | 110 | 99% |
| $500 | 1 in 5,000 | 541 | 518 | 96% |
| $200 | 1 in 7,500 | 373 | 360 | 97% |
| $100 | 1 in 320 | 8,602 | 8,212 | 95% |
| $50 | 1 in 229 | 12,031 | 11,543 | 96% |
| $40 | 1 in 150 | 18,471 | 17,719 | 96% |
| $25 | 1 in 221 | 12,541 | 12,033 | 96% |
| $20 | 1 in 48 | 57,470 | 55,174 | 96% |
| $15 | 1 in 30 | 91,992 | 88,381 | 96% |
| $10 | 1 in 14 | 195,504 | 187,840 | 96% |
| $5 | 1 in 9 | 299,032 | 287,600 | 96% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$9,749,695
Current Prize Pool
$9,394,530
Payout Percentage
96.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
669,494
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
2,758,821
Estimated Remaining
2,651,196
% Remaining
96.1%
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.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
77
VALUESCORE
Good
77
out of 100
Expected Value
24/40
Prize Quality
25/25
Win Frequency
13/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 11/7/2026
Game Details
- State
- South Carolina
- Game Number
- 1706
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 11/3/2026
- Payout %
- 71.0%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 11/7/2026
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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.96 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Holiday Surprise! scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Holiday Surprise! scores 77/100 (Good) and is the best $5 game on sale in South Carolina. It pays back about $0.71 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Holiday Surprise! scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Holiday Surprise! are 1 in 3.96. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Holiday Surprise!?
The top prize for Holiday Surprise! is $200,000. As of our latest update, 4 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Holiday Surprise!?
Based on our latest data, 96% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 669,494 out of 696,672 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
When was Holiday Surprise! released?
Holiday Surprise! was released by the South Carolina Lottery on November 3, 2026. It is newly released, so the prize pool is essentially intact.
Every $5 ticket in South Carolina
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Jumbo Bucks | 77 | 1 in 3.97 | 71.7% | $250K · 5 | 1.7% |
| Holiday Surprise! (this game) | 77 | 1 in 3.96 | 71.0% | $200K · 4 | - |
| High Voltage | 68 | 1 in 3.87 | 70.7% | $200K · 2 | 3.0% |
| In the Green | 62 | 1 in 3.95 | 71.0% | $200K · 2 | 1.0% |
| Triple Red 777 ($5) | 61 | 1 in 3.98 | 71.0% | $200K · 3 | 7.5% |
| THE PRICE IS RIGHT™ | 59 | 1 in 3.94 | 69.6% | $200K · 2 | 0.9% |
| $200,000 Payday | 56 | 1 in 3.95 | 71.0% | $200K · 1 | 2.6% |
| SUPER LOTERIA™ | 55 | 1 in 3.97 | 71.0% | $200K · 1 | 1.8% |
| Fivefold Lucky | 44 | 1 in 3.95 | 71.0% | $200K · 1 | 1.7% |
| Hit $250 | 31 | 1 in 4.79 | 71.0% | $250 · 3,893 | 2.3% |
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.