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Weak valueActiveAces High · $1 · South Carolina Lottery
Aces High: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.61 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $1 SC gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:03 PM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $1 SC gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:03 PM
Aces High is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the South Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.0%. 3 of the original 4 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 29% of the 2.6M printed tickets have been sold.
61.0%
expected return
1 in 4.71
odds of any win
3 of 4
$5K top prizes left
29%
claimed · 762k of 2.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 399,013 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $1
$2 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 626,410 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.61 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $200
$0.60 · 60.2% of price
Mid prizes $5K
$0.01 · 0.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $200 wins
399,010 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
29% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
2.6M
tickets printed
762k
tickets claimed · 29%
1.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
71%
75% of top prizes remain with only 71% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
South Carolina Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $1 SC peers
#2 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:03 PM.
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