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Ranked 20th of 35 Tickets in South Carolina

Hit $500South Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: South Carolina Lottery
49
VALUESCORE
Fair
$10South CarolinaGame #1684GREEN
At a glance

Hit $500 is a $10 ticket from the South Carolina Lottery. At 1 in 4.45, its overall odds are the longest of South Carolina's 9 $10 games. On ValueScore it earns 49/100 (Fair), good for 9th out of 9 $10 tickets in South Carolina.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.45
Exp. Value
$0.76
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500
Top Prizes Left
15,091
Prizes Remaining
23%
ValueScore™
49 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.76
→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either; it is 9th of the 9 active $10 games in South Carolina.
Why
→Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • Wins are infrequent: about a 22% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.45), lower than most games.
  • The prize pool is running thin, with most prizes already won.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$500
15,091 of 70,213 left
launch odds 1 in 145
now ~1 in 153
$200
1,470 of 6,780 left
launch odds 1 in 1,498
now ~1 in 1,567
$100
8,220 of 38,004 left
launch odds 1 in 267
now ~1 in 280
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
$5001 in 14570,21315,091
21%
$2001 in 1,5006,7801,470
22%
$1001 in 26738,0048,220
22%
$501 in 20050,76611,002
22%
$251 in 17592,645130,988
22%
$151 in 13761,835174,754
23%
$101 in 13761,835175,994
23%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$76,663,200
Current Prize Pool
$16,867,550
Payout Percentage
22.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
517,519

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
10,155,247
Estimated Remaining
2,302,960
% Remaining
22.7%
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 March 13, when our records for it began, 55,114 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 15,091. The most recent was on October 19.

70,2050
70,205
70,164
65,652
60,120
55,460
50,567
46,265
41,561
37,122
32,578
26,777
23,153
19,275
15,091
March 13October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 2.5% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, close to the average for South Carolina's $10 games (2.1% 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

49
VALUESCORE
Fair
49
out of 100
Expected Value
35/40
Prize Quality
5/25
Win Frequency
5/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1684
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
3/9/2026
Payout %
75.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.45 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Hit $500 scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Hit $500 scores 49/100 (Fair) and is 9th out of 9 $10 tickets in South Carolina. It pays back about $0.76 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $10 tickets are listed on the South Carolina rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Hit $500 scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Hit $500 are 1 in 4.45. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Hit $500?
The top prize for Hit $500 is $500. As of our latest update, 15,091 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Hit $500?
Based on our latest data, 23% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 517,519 out of 2,282,078 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $10 ticket in South Carolina

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Triple Red 777 ($10)861 in 3.4675.5%$500K · 4-
Big Match Bonus761 in 3.2375.2%$1M · 22.5%
Epic Riches701 in 3.4672.4%$500K · 24.0%
Cash Money631 in 4.2275.5%$500K · 22.1%
Gold Vault Extra Play631 in 3.5774.6%$500K · 11.5%
Mighty Jumbo Bucks621 in 3.4375.9%$750K · 11.4%
Tenfold Lucky561 in 3.5074.9%$500K · 11.6%
Winning Spree521 in 3.4670.5%$500K · 21.3%
Hit $500 (this game)491 in 4.4575.5%$500 · 15,0912.5%

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.