$1,000 GOLD RUSH — $1 South Dakota Scratch Game #1163
$1,000 GOLD RUSH (#1163) is a $1 South Dakota scratch game launched on June 5, 2025. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #10 of 35 active games on current payout (71.5%, $0.71 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 4 $1 games, #3 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.39) and #10 on top-prize odds (1 in 46,855). Since launch the payout has risen 10.0 points (61.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 28.4% (1 in 4.35 at launch). 2 of 15 top prizes of $1,000 remain, and we estimate 93,709 tickets are still unsold (84.8% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price. A caution on the current figures: the any-prize odds have moved from 1 in 4.35 to 1 in 3.39, further than a game's odds really move. Its prize tiers disagree about how many tickets are left (between 0.10 million and 0.13 million), usually because small prizes are claimed late, and the current odds and payout lean on that disagreement. The printed odds are the safer guide, and our summaries do not name this game the best of anything (how we estimate).
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $1,000 GOLD RUSH, 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, 27,677 of 140,126 prizes (19.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | 1 in 40,000 | 1 in 46,855 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 13.3% |
| $100 | 1 in 12,000 | 1 in 93,709 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 1.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 6,000 | 1 in 7,208 | 107 | 94 | 13 | 12.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 750.0 | 1 in 646.3 | 820 | 675 | 145 | 17.7% |
| $10 | 1 in 120.0 | 1 in 112.6 | 5,074 | 4,242 | 832 | 16.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 37.5 | 1 in 35.2 | 16,248 | 13,585 | 2,663 | 16.4% |
| $3 | 1 in 23.1 | 1 in 20.3 | 26,410 | 21,786 | 4,624 | 17.5% |
| $2 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 14.6 | 30,475 | 24,051 | 6,424 | 21.1% |
| $1 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 7.22 | 60,924 | 47,951 | 12,973 | 21.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.35 | 1 in 3.39 | 140,126 | 112,449 | 27,677 | 19.8% |
How $1,000 GOLD RUSH has moved
$1,000 GOLD RUSH: common questions
- How many $1,000 prizes are left in $1,000 GOLD RUSH?
- 2 of 15 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 46,855.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $1,000 GOLD RUSH?
- 1 in 3.39 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.35 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.39, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 6.37.
- Is $1,000 GOLD RUSH worth buying?
- Its current payout is 71.5% ($0.71 back per $1 ticket), rank #10 of 35 in South Dakota. The best $1 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is MOOLA (#1116, $1) at 69.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $1,000 GOLD RUSH tickets are left?
- We estimate 93,709 of roughly 609,240 printed tickets are unsold (84.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $1,000 GOLD RUSH launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on June 5, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $1 South Dakota scratch games
- MOOLA — 69.7% payout, 1 in 3.51 any prize
- LUCKY 7 — 64.0% payout, 1 in 4.08 any prize
- FROSTY FUN — 63.1% payout, 1 in 4.67 any prize