Lucky 7South Dakota Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Lucky 7 is one of the South Dakota Lottery's $1 games. Our estimate for the $500 prize has slipped to about 1 in 25,059 per ticket, from 1 in 20,431 at launch. It pays back about $0.62 per $1 on average, in line with South Dakota's other $1 games.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 20K at launch, about 1 in 25K now. The $500 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- A leaner 23% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.37), below most games.
- A reasonable chunk of the top and mid-tier prizes are still available, though not the majority.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 20,000 | 60 | 26 | 43% |
| $100 | 1 in 12,000 | 95 | 44 | 46% |
| $50 | 1 in 7,500 | 170 | 81 | 48% |
| $20 | 1 in 1,000 | 1,218 | 587 | 48% |
| $10 | 1 in 109 | 11,255 | 5,605 | 50% |
| $5 | 1 in 39 | 31,681 | 16,136 | 51% |
| $3 | 1 in 20 | 62,305 | 32,458 | 52% |
| $2 | 1 in 24 | 51,089 | 27,118 | 53% |
| $1 | 1 in 10 | 122,648 | 67,038 | 55% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since August 7, when our records for it began, 5 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 26. The most recent was on October 14.
- October 14, 20261 claimed · 26 left
- October 4, 20261 claimed · 27 left
- September 19, 20261 claimed · 28 left
- September 12, 20261 claimed · 29 left
- August 28, 20261 claimed · 30 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 1% 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
Game Details
- State
- South Dakota
- Game Number
- 1155
- Ticket Price
- $1
- Start Date
- 1/6/2026
- Payout %
- 61.7%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $1 ticket in South Dakota
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frosty Fun | 49 | 1 in 4.67 | 63.1% | $1K · 8 of 8 | - |
| Lucky 7 (this game) | 35 | 1 in 4.37 | 61.7% | $500 · 26 of 60 | 1.0% |
| $1,000 Gold Rush | 18 | 1 in 4.35 | 61.5% | $1K · 2 of 15 | 0.1% |
| Moola | 17 | 1 in 4.37 | 61.7% | $500 · 13 of 90 | 0.4% |
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.