Hit $500 — $10 South Carolina Scratch-Off #1684
Hit $500 (#1684) is a $10 South Carolina scratch-off launched on March 9, 2026. As of September 20, 2026 it ranks #10 of 34 active games on current payout (75.3%, $7.53 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 9 $10 games, #25 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.37) and #1 on top-prize odds (1 in 147). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.2 points (75.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 1.8% (1 in 4.45 at launch). 22141 of 70213 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 3,260,822 tickets are still unsold (67.9% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Hit $500, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 745,715 of 2,282,078 prizes (32.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 144.6 | 1 in 147.3 | 70,213 | 48,072 | 22,141 | 31.5% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,498 | 1 in 1,522 | 6,780 | 4,638 | 2,142 | 31.6% |
| $100 | 1 in 267.2 | 1 in 271.3 | 38,004 | 25,985 | 12,019 | 31.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 200.0 | 1 in 201.5 | 50,766 | 34,586 | 16,180 | 31.9% |
| $25 | 1 in 17.1 | 1 in 17.1 | 592,645 | 401,878 | 190,767 | 32.2% |
| $15 | 1 in 13.3 | 1 in 13.0 | 761,835 | 511,173 | 250,662 | 32.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 13.3 | 1 in 12.9 | 761,835 | 510,031 | 251,804 | 33.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.45 | 1 in 4.37 | 2,282,078 | 1,536,363 | 745,715 | 32.7% |
How Hit $500 has moved
Hit $500: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in Hit $500?
- 22141 of 70213 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 147.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Hit $500?
- 1 in 4.37 today, compared with 1 in 4.45 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.37, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.60.
- Is Hit $500 worth buying?
- Its current payout is 75.3% ($7.53 back per $10 ticket), rank #10 of 34 in South Carolina. The best $10 alternative today is Mighty Jumbo Bucks (#1658, $10) at 80.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Hit $500 tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,260,822 of roughly 10,155,247 printed tickets are unsold (67.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Hit $500 launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on March 9, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $10 South Carolina scratch-offs
- Mighty Jumbo Bucks — 80.4% payout, 1 in 3.08 any prize
- Tenfold Lucky — 77.6% payout, 1 in 3.34 any prize
- $100, $200 or $300! — 76.1% payout, 1 in 14.7 any prize
- Cash Money — 75.6% payout, 1 in 4.18 any prize
- Epic Riches — 75.5% payout, 1 in 3.45 any prize