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Ranked 7th of 35 Tickets in South Carolina

Ultimate MillionsSouth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: South Carolina Lottery
67
VALUESCORE
Good
$20South CarolinaGame #1692GREEN
At a glance

The South Carolina Lottery sells Ultimate Millions as a $20 ticket. At 1 in 4.47, its overall odds are the longest of South Carolina's 3 $20 games. None of its winning tickets pays $20 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.47
Exp. Value
$0.77
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$2,000,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
55%
ValueScore™
67 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.77
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Ranked 7th of 35 active South Carolina games, stronger than most of what is on sale at this price.
Why
↑Strong expected value of $0.77 per $1: a bigger slice of ticket sales is still sitting in the prize pool than usual.
  • Little of the prize pool has been drained so far.
  • Middling prize quality: a fair number of the bigger prizes are still in play.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$2,000,000
2 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.5M
now ~1 in 1.7M
$100,000
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 2.0M
now ~1 in 1.7M
$50,000
10 of 20 left
launch odds 1 in 307K
now ~1 in 336K
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
$2,000,0001 in 1,500,00042
50%
$100,0001 in 2,000,00032
67%
$50,0001 in 300,0002010
50%
$10,0001 in 100,0006036
60%
$5,0001 in 50,00012268
56%
$1,0001 in 10,909563351
62%
$5001 in 48012,7786,949
54%
$2001 in 13246,49425,345
55%
$1001 in 32188,903103,232
55%
$501 in 17357,417195,538
55%
$401 in 8766,165420,521
55%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$94,168,550
Current Prize Pool
$51,215,440
Payout Percentage
54.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
752,054

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
6,135,205
Estimated Remaining
3,361,682
% Remaining
54.8%
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 August 6, 2 $2,000,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on October 17.

41
4
3
2
August 6October 19
  • October 17, 20261 claimed · 2 left
  • September 12, 20261 claimed · 3 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 3.8% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each 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

67
VALUESCORE
Good
67
out of 100
Expected Value
38/40
Prize Quality
13/25
Win Frequency
4/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1692
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
8/4/2026
Payout %
77.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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Run a virtual scratch-off using this game's real odds.

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.47 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Ultimate Millions scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Ultimate Millions scores 67/100 (Good) and is 2nd of the 3 active $20 games in South Carolina. It pays back about $0.77 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Ultimate Millions scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Ultimate Millions are 1 in 4.47. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Ultimate Millions?
The top prize for Ultimate Millions is $2,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $20 ticket in South Carolina

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Magnificent Jumbo Bucks991 in 3.0977.7%$2.5M · 71.1%
Ultimate Millions (this game)671 in 4.4777.0%$2M · 23.8%
200X491 in 4.3877.0%$2M · 11.2%

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.