Holiday Surprise! — $5 South Carolina Scratch-Off #1706
Holiday Surprise! (#1706) is a $5 South Carolina scratch-off launched on November 3, 2026. As of November 5, 2026 it ranks #18 of 37 active games on current payout (70.6%, $3.53 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 10 $5 games, #16 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.96) and #16 on top-prize odds (1 in 683,112). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.0 points (70.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.1% (1 in 3.96 at launch). 4 of 4 top prizes of $200,000 remain, and we estimate 2,732,448 tickets are still unsold (1.0% 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 Holiday Surprise!, 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, 689,363 of 696,672 prizes (99.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200,000 | 1 in 689,705 | 1 in 683,112 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 24,854 | 1 in 24,617 | 111 | 0 | 111 | 100.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 5,099 | 1 in 5,107 | 541 | 6 | 535 | 98.9% |
| $200 | 1 in 7,396 | 1 in 7,425 | 373 | 5 | 368 | 98.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 320.7 | 1 in 322.0 | 8,602 | 116 | 8,486 | 98.7% |
| $50 | 1 in 229.3 | 1 in 229.6 | 12,031 | 132 | 11,899 | 98.9% |
| $40 | 1 in 149.4 | 1 in 149.7 | 18,471 | 215 | 18,256 | 98.8% |
| $25 | 1 in 220.0 | 1 in 220.5 | 12,541 | 149 | 12,392 | 98.8% |
| $20 | 1 in 48.0 | 1 in 48.1 | 57,470 | 629 | 56,841 | 98.9% |
| $15 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 30.0 | 91,992 | 995 | 90,997 | 98.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.1 | 1 in 14.1 | 195,504 | 2,005 | 193,499 | 99.0% |
| $5 | 1 in 9.23 | 1 in 9.23 | 299,032 | 3,057 | 295,975 | 99.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.96 | 1 in 3.96 | 696,672 | 7,309 | 689,363 | 99.0% |
How Holiday Surprise! has moved
Holiday Surprise!: common questions
- How many $200,000 prizes are left in Holiday Surprise!?
- 4 of 4 as of November 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 683,112.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Holiday Surprise!?
- 1 in 3.96 as of November 5, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.96 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.96, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.95.
- Is Holiday Surprise! worth buying?
- Its current payout is 70.6% ($3.53 back per $5 ticket), rank #18 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 Holiday Surprise! tickets are left?
- We estimate 2,732,448 of roughly 2,758,821 printed tickets are unsold (1.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Holiday Surprise! launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on November 3, 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
- Giant Jumbo Bucks — 71.2% payout, 1 in 3.98 any prize
- High Voltage — 70.6% payout, 1 in 3.83 any prize