Giant Jumbo Bucks — $5 South Carolina Scratch-Off #1699
Giant Jumbo Bucks (#1699) is a $5 South Carolina scratch-off launched on August 10, 2026. As of November 5, 2026 it ranks #16 of 37 active games on current payout (71.2%, $3.56 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 10 $5 games, #17 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.98) and #25 on top-prize odds (1 in 971,095). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.3 points (71.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.3% (1 in 3.97 at launch). 5 of 6 top prizes of $250,000 remain, and we estimate 4,855,474 tickets are still unsold (18.2% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Last top prize claimed: October 6, 2026, 30 days ago.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Giant Jumbo Bucks, 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, 1,219,032 of 1,494,259 prizes (81.6%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 in 988,701 | 1 in 971,095 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 83.3% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 109,856 | 1 in 105,554 | 54 | 8 | 46 | 85.2% |
| $500 | 1 in 15,095 | 1 in 15,317 | 393 | 76 | 317 | 80.7% |
| $250 | 1 in 10,055 | 1 in 10,179 | 590 | 113 | 477 | 80.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 317.5 | 1 in 320.9 | 18,687 | 3,556 | 15,131 | 81.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 53.1 | 1 in 53.4 | 111,798 | 20,924 | 90,874 | 81.3% |
| $25 | 1 in 50.1 | 1 in 50.5 | 118,506 | 22,387 | 96,119 | 81.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.1 | 1 in 11.2 | 533,149 | 99,298 | 433,851 | 81.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 8.34 | 1 in 8.34 | 711,076 | 128,864 | 582,212 | 81.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.97 | 1 in 3.98 | 1,494,259 | 275,227 | 1,219,032 | 81.6% |
How Giant Jumbo Bucks has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 31, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 46 remain.
- October 28, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 47 remain.
- October 22, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 48 remain.
- October 20, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 49 remain.
- October 17, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 50 remain.
- October 6, 2026: one $250,000 prize was claimed; 5 remain.
- October 6, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 51 remain.
- September 24, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 52 remain.
Giant Jumbo Bucks: common questions
- How many $250,000 prizes are left in Giant Jumbo Bucks?
- 5 of 6 as of November 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 971,095.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Giant Jumbo Bucks?
- 1 in 3.98 as of November 5, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.97 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.98, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.62.
- Is Giant Jumbo Bucks worth buying?
- Its current payout is 71.2% ($3.56 back per $5 ticket), rank #16 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 Giant Jumbo Bucks tickets are left?
- We estimate 4,855,474 of roughly 5,932,208 printed tickets are unsold (18.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Giant Jumbo Bucks launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 10, 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
- $200,000 Payday — 71.2% payout, 1 in 3.69 any prize
- Holiday Surprise! — 70.6% payout, 1 in 3.96 any prize
- High Voltage — 70.6% payout, 1 in 3.83 any prize