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 November 5, 2026 it ranks #5 of 37 active games on current payout (75.3%, $7.53 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 9 $10 games, #23 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.27) and #1 on top-prize odds (1 in 150). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.2 points (75.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 4.3% (1 in 4.45 at launch). 10885 of 70213 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 1,633,127 tickets are still unsold (83.9% 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. 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, 382,696 of 2,282,078 prizes (16.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 144.6 | 1 in 150.0 | 70,213 | 59,328 | 10,885 | 15.5% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,498 | 1 in 1,573 | 6,780 | 5,742 | 1,038 | 15.3% |
| $100 | 1 in 267.2 | 1 in 275.7 | 38,004 | 32,081 | 5,923 | 15.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 200.0 | 1 in 204.3 | 50,766 | 42,774 | 7,992 | 15.7% |
| $25 | 1 in 17.1 | 1 in 17.1 | 592,645 | 496,875 | 95,770 | 16.2% |
| $15 | 1 in 13.3 | 1 in 12.6 | 761,835 | 632,023 | 129,812 | 17.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 13.3 | 1 in 12.4 | 761,835 | 630,559 | 131,276 | 17.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.45 | 1 in 4.27 | 2,282,078 | 1,899,382 | 382,696 | 16.8% |
How Hit $500 has moved
Hit $500: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in Hit $500?
- 10885 of 70213 as of November 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 150.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Hit $500?
- 1 in 4.27 as of November 5, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.45 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.27, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.50.
- Is Hit $500 worth buying?
- Its current payout is 75.3% ($7.53 back per $10 ticket), rank #5 of 37 in South Carolina. The best $10 alternative as of November 5, 2026 is Epic Riches (#1648, $10) at 76.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Hit $500 tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,633,127 of roughly 10,155,247 printed tickets are unsold (83.9% 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
- Epic Riches — 76.6% payout, 1 in 3.34 any prize
- Mighty Jumbo Bucks — 76.0% payout, 1 in 3.43 any prize
- Merry Multiplier — 75.1% payout, 1 in 3.58 any prize
- Big Match Bonus — 74.9% payout, 1 in 3.20 any prize
- Gold Vault Extra Play — 74.7% payout, 1 in 3.50 any prize