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Ranked 28th of 35 Tickets in South Carolina

Junior Jumbo BucksSouth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: South Carolina Lottery
34
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$1South CarolinaGame #1687GREEN
At a glance

Junior Jumbo Bucks costs $1 a ticket from the South Carolina Lottery. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $10,000 prize now runs about 1 in 805,996 by our estimate, against 1 in 571,644 at launch. No $1 ticket in South Carolina has better overall odds: 1 in 4.77, against 4 others at that price. Its expected return of $0.65 per $1 runs $0.02 ahead of the typical $1 ticket in South Carolina. 51% of its winning tickets pay $1 or less, no more than the ticket cost.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.77
Exp. Value
$0.65
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$10,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
60%
ValueScore™
34 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.65
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
It is 2nd among the 5 $1 games South Carolina sells, so most $1 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓At $0.65 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 572K at launch, about 1 in 806K now. The $10,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • Prizes hit less often here, roughly 21% per ticket (1 in 4.77).
  • Middling prize quality: a fair number of the bigger prizes are still in play.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$10,000
3 of 7 left
launch odds 1 in 572K
now ~1 in 806K
$500
10 of 20 left
launch odds 1 in 200K
now ~1 in 242K
$100
418 of 731 left
launch odds 1 in 5,474
now ~1 in 5,785
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
$10,0001 in 548,57173
43%
$5001 in 213,3332010
50%
$1001 in 5,455731418
57%
$501 in 1,3712,9151,652
57%
$251 in 6006,6803,869
58%
$201 in 21618,50610,811
58%
$151 in 40010,0055,859
59%
$101 in 12532,01918,766
59%
$51 in 18821,33212,613
59%
$41 in 7553,33431,447
59%
$21 in 15266,673160,418
60%
$11 in 9426,668261,050
61%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$2,586,245
Current Prize Pool
$1,518,629
Payout Percentage
58.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
506,916

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
4,001,505
Estimated Remaining
2,417,989
% Remaining
60.4%
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 July 22, 4 $10,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 3. The most recent was on September 11.

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7
4
3
July 22October 19
  • September 11, 20261 claimed · 3 left
  • August 31, 20263 claimed · 4 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 4.2% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about twice the average for South Carolina's $1 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

34
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
34
out of 100
Expected Value
5/40
Prize Quality
15/25
Win Frequency
3/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1687
Ticket Price
$1
Start Date
7/20/2026
Payout %
64.7%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.77 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Junior Jumbo Bucks scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Junior Jumbo Bucks scores 34/100 (Below Average) and is 2nd of the 5 active $1 games in South Carolina. It pays back about $0.65 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Junior Jumbo Bucks scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Junior Jumbo Bucks are 1 in 4.77. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Junior Jumbo Bucks?
The top prize for Junior Jumbo Bucks is $10,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $1 ticket in South Carolina

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Triple Red 777 ($1)361 in 4.8462.5%$5K · 3-
Junior Jumbo Bucks (this game)341 in 4.7764.7%$10K · 34.2%
Match 2 Win161 in 4.8462.5%$5K · 24.0%
Junior Jumbo Bucks (Game #1666)111 in 4.7764.7%$10K · 30.2%
Hit $5071 in 5.6262.5%$50 · 1,1141.6%

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.