How many $200,000 prizes are left in $200,000 Payday?

1 of 5 as of November 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,168,038.

What are the odds of winning anything on $200,000 Payday?

1 in 3.69 as of November 5, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.95 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.69, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.57.

Is $200,000 Payday worth buying?

Its current payout is 71.2% ($3.56 back per $5 ticket), rank #15 of 37 in South Carolina. The best $5 alternative as of November 5, 2026 is Fivefold Lucky (#1679, $5) at 73.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many $200,000 Payday tickets are left?

We estimate 1,168,038 of roughly 3,145,353 printed tickets are unsold (62.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $200,000 Payday launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on August 4, 2026. It is still on sale.

$200,000 Payday — $5 South Carolina Scratch-Off #1690

Data captured November 5, 2026, 10:33 UTC · launched August 4, 2026

$200,000 Payday South Carolina scratch-off ticket

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$200,000 Payday (#1690) is a $5 South Carolina scratch-off launched on August 4, 2026. As of November 5, 2026 it ranks #15 of 37 active games on current payout (71.2%, $3.56 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 10 $5 games, #9 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.69) and #26 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,168,038). Since launch the payout has risen 0.4 points (70.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 7.1% (1 in 3.95 at launch). 1 of 5 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 1,168,038 tickets are still unsold (62.9% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout

71.2%

70.8% at launch

Expected value

$3.56

per $5 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.69

1 in 3.95 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.69

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 6.57

win more than $5

$600+ odds

1 in 15,574

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

1 of 5

$200,000 each

Tickets remaining

37.1%

≈ 1,168,038 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 10, 2026, 26 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $200,000 Payday, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other South Carolina game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 316,555 of 796,292 prizes (39.8%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$200,000	1 in 629,071	1 in 1,168,038	5	4	1	20.0%
$1,000	1 in 16,911	1 in 15,784	186	112	74	39.8%
$500	1 in 4,279	1 in 4,247	735	460	275	37.4%
$200	1 in 5,442	1 in 5,408	578	362	216	37.4%
$100	1 in 336.8	1 in 326.3	9,339	5,759	3,580	38.3%
$50	1 in 244.4	1 in 239.0	12,871	7,983	4,888	38.0%
$40	1 in 126.2	1 in 122.1	24,929	15,362	9,567	38.4%
$25	1 in 240.4	1 in 231.2	13,085	8,032	5,053	38.6%
$20	1 in 79.8	1 in 76.4	39,396	24,100	15,296	38.8%
$15	1 in 30.0	1 in 28.6	104,879	64,074	40,805	38.9%
$10	1 in 12.6	1 in 11.9	249,265	151,266	97,999	39.3%
$5	1 in 9.22	1 in 8.42	341,024	202,223	138,801	40.7%
All prizes	1 in 3.95	1 in 3.69	796,292	479,737	316,555	39.8%

How $200,000 Payday has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $200,000 Payday. 47 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

November 4, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 74 remain.
November 3, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 75 remain.
October 29, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 77 remain.
October 28, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 78 remain.
October 22, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 79 remain.
October 21, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 80 remain.
October 17, 2026: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 82 remain.
October 16, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 85 remain.
October 14, 2026: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 87 remain.
October 13, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 91 remain.
October 10, 2026: one $200,000 prize was claimed; 1 remain.
October 10, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 93 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$200,000 Payday: common questions

How many $200,000 prizes are left in $200,000 Payday?: 1 of 5 as of November 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,168,038.
What are the odds of winning anything on $200,000 Payday?: 1 in 3.69 as of November 5, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.95 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.69, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.57.
Is $200,000 Payday worth buying?: Its current payout is 71.2% ($3.56 back per $5 ticket), rank #15 of 37 in South Carolina. The best $5 alternative as of November 5, 2026 is Fivefold Lucky (#1679, $5) at 73.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $200,000 Payday tickets are left?: We estimate 1,168,038 of roughly 3,145,353 printed tickets are unsold (62.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $200,000 Payday launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on August 4, 2026. It is still on sale.

Other $5 South Carolina scratch-offs

Fivefold Lucky — 73.4% payout, 1 in 3.79 any prize
In the Green — 71.3% payout, 1 in 3.94 any prize
Giant Jumbo Bucks — 71.2% payout, 1 in 3.98 any prize
Holiday Surprise! — 70.6% payout, 1 in 3.96 any prize
High Voltage — 70.6% payout, 1 in 3.83 any prize

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