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$50, $150 OR $250! — $10 South Dakota Scratch Game #1154

Data captured · launched February 6, 2025

$50, $150 OR $250! (#1154) is a $10 South Dakota scratch game launched on February 6, 2025. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #7 of 35 active games on current payout (72.3%, $7.23 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 6 $10 games, #35 on any-prize odds (1 in 9.57) and #2 on top-prize odds (1 in 522). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (72.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.1% (1 in 9.56 at launch). 332 of 654 top prizes of $250 remain, and we estimate 173,316 tickets are still unsold (48.9% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
72.3%
72.2% at launch
Expected value
$7.23
per $10 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 9.57
1 in 9.56 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 9.57
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 9.57
win more than $10
$600+ odds
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claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
332 of 654
$250 each
Tickets remaining
51.1%
≈ 173,316 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $50, $150 OR $250!, 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, 18,117 of 35,552 prizes (51.0%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$250 1 in 517.2 1 in 522.0 654 322 332 50.8%
$150 1 in 62.4 1 in 61.6 5,449 2,636 2,813 51.6%
$50 1 in 11.5 1 in 11.6 29,449 14,477 14,972 50.8%
All prizes1 in 9.561 in 9.57 35,55217,435 18,11751.0%

How $50, $150 OR $250! has moved

Not enough history yet to chart this game; we store a reading every day.

$50, $150 OR $250!: common questions

How many $250 prizes are left in $50, $150 OR $250!?
332 of 654 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 522.
What are the odds of winning anything on $50, $150 OR $250!?
1 in 9.57 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 9.56 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 9.57, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 9.57.
Is $50, $150 OR $250! worth buying?
Its current payout is 72.3% ($7.23 back per $10 ticket), rank #7 of 35 in South Dakota. The best $10 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is $1,000 FRENZY (#1196, $10) at 72.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $50, $150 OR $250! tickets are left?
We estimate 173,316 of roughly 339,841 printed tickets are unsold (48.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $50, $150 OR $250! launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on February 6, 2025. It is still on sale.

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