MoolaSouth Dakota Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Moola costs $1 a ticket from the South Dakota Lottery. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $500 prize now runs about 1 in 28,568 by our estimate, against 1 in 20,223 at launch. With a ValueScore of 17/100 (Poor), it is 4th of the 4 active $1 games in South Dakota. It has been on sale since November 2023, and 20% of its prizes are still unclaimed.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 20K at launch, about 1 in 29K now. The $500 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
- A leaner 23% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.37), below most games.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 20,000 | 90 | 13 | 14% |
| $100 | 1 in 12,000 | 150 | 17 | 11% |
| $50 | 1 in 7,500 | 247 | 27 | 11% |
| $20 | 1 in 1,000 | 1,854 | 268 | 14% |
| $10 | 1 in 109 | 16,675 | 2,667 | 16% |
| $5 | 1 in 39 | 47,036 | 8,432 | 18% |
| $3 | 1 in 20 | 92,582 | 17,488 | 19% |
| $2 | 1 in 24 | 75,827 | 15,335 | 20% |
| $1 | 1 in 10 | 182,026 | 40,738 | 22% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since July 10, when our records for it began, 8 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 13. The most recent was on October 7.
- October 7, 20261 claimed · 13 left
- September 17, 20261 claimed · 14 left
- September 2, 20261 claimed · 15 left
- August 23, 20261 claimed · 16 left
- August 19, 20261 claimed · 17 left
- July 23, 20261 claimed · 18 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.4% 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
- 1116
- Ticket Price
- $1
- Start Date
- 11/28/2023
- 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 | 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 (this game) | 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.