Bits & Odds

High Voltage — $5 South Carolina Scratch-Off #1694

Data captured · launched September 1, 2026

High Voltage (#1694) is a $5 South Carolina scratch-off launched on September 1, 2026. As of November 5, 2026 it ranks #19 of 37 active games on current payout (70.6%, $3.53 expected back per ticket) and #6 of 10 $5 games, #12 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.83) and #21 on top-prize odds (1 in 837,703). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.3 points (70.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 1.0% (1 in 3.87 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 1,675,407 tickets are still unsold (44.9% sold). That is below average for South Carolina; the South Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
70.6%
70.9% at launch
Expected value
$3.53
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.83
1 in 3.87 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.83
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.66
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 11,095
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 4
$200,000 each
Tickets remaining
55.1%
≈ 1,675,407 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 14, 2026, 22 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in High Voltage, 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, 437,053 of 785,509 prizes (55.6%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$200,000 1 in 759,980 1 in 837,703 4 2 2 50.0%
$1,000 1 in 13,160 1 in 11,244 231 82 149 64.5%
$500 1 in 3,564 1 in 3,588 853 386 467 54.7%
$200 1 in 3,619 1 in 3,816 840 401 439 52.3%
$100 1 in 325.5 1 in 330.8 9,339 4,274 5,065 54.2%
$50 1 in 203.2 1 in 203.8 14,958 6,737 8,221 55.0%
$30 1 in 119.0 1 in 120.3 25,535 11,605 13,930 54.6%
$25 1 in 121.5 1 in 122.4 25,027 11,340 13,687 54.7%
$20 1 in 48.0 1 in 48.5 63,293 28,733 34,560 54.6%
$10 1 in 9.61 1 in 9.58 316,351 141,470 174,881 55.3%
$5 1 in 9.24 1 in 9.02 329,078 143,426 185,652 56.4%
All prizes1 in 3.871 in 3.83 785,509348,456 437,05355.6%

How High Voltage has moved

68% 70% 72% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking High Voltage. 47 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

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

High Voltage: common questions

How many $200,000 prizes are left in High Voltage?
2 of 4 as of November 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 837,703.
What are the odds of winning anything on High Voltage?
1 in 3.83 as of November 5, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.87 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.83, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.66.
Is High Voltage worth buying?
Its current payout is 70.6% ($3.53 back per $5 ticket), rank #19 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 High Voltage tickets are left?
We estimate 1,675,407 of roughly 3,039,920 printed tickets are unsold (44.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did High Voltage launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on September 1, 2026. It is still on sale.

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