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Poor valueActiveLucky 7 · $1 · South Dakota Lottery
Lucky 7: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.58 on average.
▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#1 of 4 · $1 SD gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:12 PM
▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#1 of 4 · $1 SD gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:12 PM
Lucky 7 is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the South Dakota state lottery. Its current expected value is 58.0%, down 4.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.0%. 10 of the original 30 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 60% of the 0.6M printed tickets have been sold.
58.0%
expected return
1 in 4.37
odds of any win
10 of 30
$500 top prizes left
60%
claimed · 367k of 612k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 56,075 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 24,504 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.58 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $500
$0.58 · 58.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
56,075 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
60% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
612k
tickets printed
367k
tickets claimed · 60%
245k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
40%
33% of top prizes remain with 40% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
South Dakota Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $1 SD peers
#1 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from South Dakota Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:12 PM.
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