Merry & BrightSouth Dakota Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
The South Dakota Lottery sells Merry & Bright as a $5 ticket. The South Dakota Lottery stops selling it on November 17, 2026, with 1 of 3 $10,000 top prizes still unclaimed at the last report. Only 12% of all its prizes are left, yet 1 of the 3 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 61K at launch, about 1 in 22K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $10,000 prizes have been claimed.
- The prize pool is running thin, with most prizes already won.
- Average win frequency: about a 24% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.11).
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 60,000 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| $500 | 1 in 11,250 | 16 | 1 | 6% |
| $100 | 1 in 556 | 332 | 13 | 4% |
| $50 | 1 in 61 | 2,980 | 196 | 7% |
| $20 | 1 in 30 | 6,084 | 636 | 10% |
| $15 | 1 in 30 | 6,104 | 526 | 9% |
| $10 | 1 in 17 | 10,617 | 1,308 | 12% |
| $5 | 1 in 10 | 18,252 | 2,710 | 15% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since July 10, when our records for it began, one $10,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on August 30.
- August 30, 20261 claimed · 1 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for South Dakota's $5 games (1% 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
Game Details
- State
- South Dakota
- Game Number
- 1172
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 9/16/2025
- Payout %
- 69.2%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $5 ticket in South Dakota
All 12 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 Frenzy | 64 | 1 in 4.51 | 70.0% | $25K · 2 of 3 | 1.2% |
| Money Madness | 63 | 1 in 4.21 | 69.1% | $25K · 2 of 3 | 0.9% |
| Extreme 8s | 63 | 1 in 4.24 | 68.0% | $9K · 4 of 4 | 1.3% |
| Season’s Greetings | 53 | 1 in 4.11 | 60.0% | $10K · 3 of 3 | - |
| Hidden Gems | 52 | 1 in 4.07 | 68.3% | $25K · 2 of 3 | 1.5% |
| One-Word Crossword | 48 | 1 in 4.01 | 67.6% | $40K · 1 of 3 | 0.9% |
| 20X Extreme Cash | 48 | 1 in 4.35 | 69.0% | $40K · 1 of 2 | 1.2% |
| Merry & Bright (this game) | 47 | 1 in 4.11 | 69.2% | $10K · 1 of 3 | 0.1% |
| $25,000 Gold Rush | 46 | 1 in 4.09 | 68.6% | $25K · 1 of 3 | 0.8% |
| Max Money | 43 | 1 in 4.35 | 68.7% | $25K · 1 of 3 | 0.9% |
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.