Junior Jumbo Bucks — $1 South Carolina Scratch-Off #1666
Junior Jumbo Bucks (#1666) is a $1 South Carolina scratch-off launched on January 26, 2026. As of November 5, 2026 it ranks #37 of 37 active games on current payout (54.9%, $0.55 expected back per ticket) and #6 of 6 $1 games, #37 on any-prize odds (1 in 5.07) and #5 on top-prize odds (1 in 124,617). Since launch the payout has fallen 9.7 points (64.6% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 6.0% (1 in 4.77 at launch). 3 of 7 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 373,851 tickets are still unsold (90.7% sold). That is below average for South Carolina; the South Carolina ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.
Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 91% sold, only 4 of 7 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 124,617, was 1 in 575,655). More South Carolina games like this.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Junior 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, 73,674 of 844,776 prizes (8.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 575,655 | 1 in 124,617 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 42.9% |
| $500 | 1 in 191,885 | 1 in 373,851 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 4.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 5,566 | 1 in 9,838 | 724 | 686 | 38 | 5.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 1,373 | 1 in 2,749 | 2,935 | 2,799 | 136 | 4.6% |
| $25 | 1 in 601.0 | 1 in 1,093 | 6,705 | 6,363 | 342 | 5.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 216.2 | 1 in 383.4 | 18,637 | 17,662 | 975 | 5.2% |
| $15 | 1 in 398.9 | 1 in 597.2 | 10,101 | 9,475 | 626 | 6.2% |
| $10 | 1 in 125.1 | 1 in 194.9 | 32,204 | 30,286 | 1,918 | 6.0% |
| $5 | 1 in 187.6 | 1 in 254.0 | 21,478 | 20,006 | 1,472 | 6.9% |
| $4 | 1 in 75.0 | 1 in 108.7 | 53,718 | 50,278 | 3,440 | 6.4% |
| $2 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 17.3 | 268,572 | 246,907 | 21,665 | 8.1% |
| $1 | 1 in 9.38 | 1 in 8.68 | 429,674 | 386,616 | 43,058 | 10.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.77 | 1 in 5.07 | 844,776 | 771,102 | 73,674 | 8.7% |
How Junior Jumbo Bucks has moved
Junior Jumbo Bucks: common questions
- How many $10,000 prizes are left in Junior Jumbo Bucks?
- 3 of 7 as of November 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 124,617.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Junior Jumbo Bucks?
- 1 in 5.07 as of November 5, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.77 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.07, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 12.2.
- Is Junior Jumbo Bucks worth buying?
- Its current payout is 54.9% ($0.55 back per $1 ticket), rank #37 of 37 in South Carolina. The best $1 alternative as of November 5, 2026 is Junior Jumbo Bucks (#1687, $1) at 67.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Junior Jumbo Bucks tickets are left?
- We estimate 373,851 of roughly 4,029,582 printed tickets are unsold (90.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Junior Jumbo Bucks launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on January 26, 2026. It is still on sale.
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