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Ranked 24th of 35 Tickets in South Dakota

Snow Me The MoneySouth Dakota Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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45
VALUESCORE
Fair
$2South DakotaGame #1201GREEN
At a glance

Snow Me The Money is a $2 ticket from the South Dakota Lottery. On ValueScore it earns 45/100 (Fair), good for the top-ranked $2 ticket in South Dakota right now. Its expected return of $0.57 per $1 sits $0.10 below the typical $2 ticket in South Dakota. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.38 are the best of the 4 $2 tickets South Dakota sells. It went on sale on September 9, 2026, so 97% of its prizes are still unclaimed.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.38
Exp. Value
$0.57
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$2,000
Top Prizes Left
4 / 4
Prizes Remaining
97%
ValueScore™
45 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.57
→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #24 of the 35 active games we track in South Dakota.
Why
→Just $0.57 of every $1 comes back on average, trailing most games.
  • Wins are infrequent: about a 23% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.38), lower than most games.
  • The big prizes are still live: 4 of 4 top prizes remain, along with a solid share of mid-tier winners.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$2,000
4 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 60K
now ~1 in 58K
$100
30 of 32 left
launch odds 1 in 7,528
now ~1 in 7,793
$50
193 of 198 left
launch odds 1 in 1,217
now ~1 in 1,211
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
$2,0001 in 60,00044
100%
$1001 in 7,5003230
94%
$501 in 1,250198193
97%
$401 in 1,250189187
99%
$201 in 604,0133,870
96%
$101 in 337,2176,996
97%
$51 in 259,6399,351
97%
$41 in 2111,23510,896
97%
$2-22,47021,847
97%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$319,165
Current Prize Pool
$309,523
Payout Percentage
97.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
53,374

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
240,887
Estimated Remaining
233,778
% Remaining
97.0%
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

All 4 $2,000 top prizes left on October 7, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

43
4
October 7October 19

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

45
VALUESCORE
Fair
45
out of 100
Expected Value
1/40
Prize Quality
25/25
Win Frequency
4/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1201
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
9/9/2026
Payout %
56.9%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.38 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Snow Me The Money scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Snow Me The Money scores 45/100 (Fair) and is the top-ranked $2 ticket in South Dakota right now. It pays back about $0.57 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Snow Me The Money scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Snow Me The Money are 1 in 4.38. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Snow Me The Money?
The top prize for Snow Me The Money is $2,000. As of our latest update, 4 of 4 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Snow Me The Money?
Based on our latest data, 97% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 53,374 out of 54,997 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
When was Snow Me The Money released?
Snow Me The Money was released by the South Dakota Lottery on September 9, 2026. It has been on sale for about 1 month.

Every $2 ticket in South Dakota

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Snow Me The Money (this game)451 in 4.3856.9%$2K · 4 of 4-
$100 Frenzy411 in 4.5167.0%$5K · 3 of 52.9%
$5,000 Gold Rush281 in 4.4067.0%$5K · 2 of 60.0%
Lots of $100’s251 in 4.7564.7%$100 · 490 of 1,5930.3%

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.