The least-bad South Carolina scratch-off at every price, ranked by real after-tax value. Updated October 1, 2026.
Almost every scratch-off loses money on average — these lose the least after the lump-sum cut and federal + South Carolina taxes, and still have a top prize left to win. Hard-to-find tickets are flagged so you don't waste a trip.
Junior Jumbo Bucks returns about $0.63 per $1 ticket on average after the lump-sum cut and taxes, with 3 of 7 $10K top prizes left — the best of 4 $1 games in South Carolina.
Jumbo Bucks returns about $1.36 per $2 ticket on average after the lump-sum cut and taxes, with 7 of 8 $50K top prizes left — the best of 7 $2 games in South Carolina.
Treasure Hunt returns about $1.99 per $3 ticket on average after the lump-sum cut and taxes, with 3 of 5 $75K top prizes left — the best of 2 $3 games in South Carolina.
Fivefold Lucky returns about $3.55 per $5 ticket on average after the lump-sum cut and taxes, with 2 of 4 $200K top prizes left — the best of 9 $5 games in South Carolina.
$100, $200 or $300! returns about $7.50 per $10 ticket on average after the lump-sum cut and taxes, with 122 of 6772 $300 top prizes left — the best of 9 $10 games in South Carolina.
200X returns about $14.83 per $20 ticket on average after the lump-sum cut and taxes, with 1 of 6 $2M top prize left — the best of 3 $20 games in South Carolina.
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