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Ranked 16th of 35 Tickets in South Dakota

Money MakerSouth Dakota Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: South Dakota Lottery
53
VALUESCORE
Fair
$30South DakotaGame #1186GREEN
At a glance

Money Maker is a $30 ticket from the South Dakota Lottery. Our estimate for the $350,000 prize has slipped to about 1 in 175,041 per ticket, from 1 in 140,582 at launch. None of its winning tickets pays $30 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.45
Exp. Value
$0.44
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$350,000
Top Prizes Left
2 / 3
Prizes Remaining
83%
ValueScore™
53 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.44
→
AVERAGE
A typical $30 ticket, ranked #16 of the 35 active games we track in South Dakota.
Why
→At $0.44 returned per $1, this game pays back less than most scratch-offs.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 141K at launch, about 1 in 175K now. The $350,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • Prize quality is high: most of the meaningful top and mid-tier prizes remain in play.
  • At 1 in 3.45 overall odds, prizes land more often than in most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$350,000
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 141K
now ~1 in 175K
$15,000
8 of 8 left
launch odds 1 in 53K
now ~1 in 44K
$5,000
10 of 14 left
launch odds 1 in 30K
now ~1 in 35K
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
$350,0001 in 140,00032
67%
$15,0001 in 52,50088
100%
$5,0001 in 30,0001410
71%
$1,0001 in 3,92510790
84%
$5001 in 441964803
83%
$1001 in 1136,88930,555
83%
$50-84,26070,005
83%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$9,730,900
Current Prize Pool
$7,917,250
Payout Percentage
81.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
101,473

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
421,745
Estimated Remaining
350,082
% Remaining
83.0%
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

Since July 10, when our records for it began, one $350,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on September 25.

31
3
2
July 10October 19
  • September 25, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.5% 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
0/40
Prize Quality
18/25
Win Frequency
19/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
South Dakota
Game Number
1186
Ticket Price
$30
Start Date
3/5/2026
Payout %
43.6%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$30.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.45 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Money Maker scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Money Maker scores 53/100 (Fair). It pays back about $0.44 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $30 tickets are listed on the South Dakota rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Money Maker scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Money Maker are 1 in 3.45. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Money Maker?
The top prize for Money Maker is $350,000. As of our latest update, 2 of 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Money Maker?
Based on our latest data, 83% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 101,473 out of 122,245 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.

Every $30 ticket in South Dakota

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · left
Diamond Deluxe981 in 3.4776.0%$650K · 2 of 2
Money Maker (this game)531 in 3.4543.6%$350K · 2 of 3