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Ranked 16th of 35 Tickets in South Dakota

Money Box BingoSouth Dakota Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: South Dakota Lottery
53
VALUESCORE
Fair
$3South DakotaGame #1193GREEN
At a glance

Money Box Bingo is a $3 ticket from the South Dakota Lottery. On ValueScore it earns 53/100 (Fair), good for the top-ranked $3 ticket in South Dakota right now. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.30 are the best of the 3 $3 tickets South Dakota sells.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.30
Exp. Value
$0.65
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$20,000
Top Prizes Left
3 / 4
Prizes Remaining
82%
ValueScore™
53 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.65
→
AVERAGE
At 16th out of 35 South Dakota scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→You get back about $0.65 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.
  • About a 23% chance of a prize on each ticket (1 in 4.30), in line with most games.
  • The big prizes are still live: 3 of 4 top prizes remain, along with a solid share of mid-tier winners.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$20,000
3 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 185K
now ~1 in 203K
$3,000
2 of 2 left
launch odds 1 in 369K
now ~1 in 305K
$500
6 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 123K
now ~1 in 102K
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
$20,0001 in 180,00043
75%
$3,0001 in 360,00022
100%
$5001 in 120,00066
100%
$1001 in 2,215332271
82%
$601 in 5,000139115
83%
$501 in 1,250597485
81%
$451 in 3,000245197
80%
$301 in 2003,7173,050
82%
$251 in 4291,7261,425
83%
$211 in 1,000715589
82%
$201 in 809,2227,482
81%
$151 in 4416,60913,680
82%
$101 in 3322,18418,216
82%
$61 in 4018,49115,361
83%
$51 in 3620,28216,692
82%
$31 in 1077,58164,139
83%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$1,441,604
Current Prize Pool
$1,180,652
Payout Percentage
81.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
141,713

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
738,964
Estimated Remaining
609,366
% Remaining
82.5%
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 July 10, when our records for it began, one $20,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 3. The most recent was on October 11.

42
4
3
July 10October 19
  • October 11, 20261 claimed · 3 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.1% 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

53
VALUESCORE
Fair
53
out of 100
Expected Value
9/40
Prize Quality
19/25
Win Frequency
9/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1193
Ticket Price
$3
Start Date
6/8/2026
Payout %
65.2%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$3.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.30 overall odds
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Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Current-odds mode scales each tier by remaining prizes and tickets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Money Box Bingo scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Money Box Bingo scores 53/100 (Fair) and is the top-ranked $3 ticket in South Dakota right now. It pays back about $0.65 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Money Box Bingo scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Money Box Bingo are 1 in 4.30. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Money Box Bingo?
The top prize for Money Box Bingo is $20,000. As of our latest update, 3 of 4 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Money Box Bingo?
Based on our latest data, 82% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 141,713 out of 171,852 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.

Every $3 ticket in South Dakota

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Money Box Bingo (this game)531 in 4.3065.2%$20K · 3 of 41.1%
Money Cashword341 in 4.3165.5%$25K · 1 of 40.6%
Vaults of Cash301 in 4.8166.0%$25K · 1 of 31.0%

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.