The current odds of winning any prize on $200,000 Payday are 1 in 4.02 (24.89%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $200,000 top prize.

Yes. 4 of the 5 $200,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Nov 2, 2026. We estimate about 41% of the game's 3,145,353 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $200,000 Payday is on sale at South Carolina Lottery retailers, and sales are scheduled to end on Jan 13, 2027.

Among the 9 $5 South Carolina scratch-offs on sale, $200,000 Payday ranks #5 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.02 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is High Voltage, where 1 in 3.91 tickets wins at least $5 back.

$200,000 Payday has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $200,000 at 1 in 1,294,649 (1 of 5 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 16,598 (77 of 186 left); $500+ at 1 in 3,637 (278 of 735 left); $200+ at 1 in 2,252 (219 of 578 left); $100+ at 1 in 307 (3,645 of 9,339 left); $50+ at 1 in 141 (4,957 of 12,871 left); $40+ at 1 in 68.5 (9,733 of 24,929 left); $25+ at 1 in 53.8 (5,148 of 13,085 left); $20+ at 1 in 32.7 (15,580 of 39,396 left); $15+ at 1 in 15.9 (41,627 of 104,879 left); $10+ at 1 in 7.15 (99,775 of 249,265 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.02 (141,173 of 341,024 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one $200,000 Payday ticket are 1 in 4.02 (24.89%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.15 (13.98%).

$200,000 Payday costs $5 per ticket. It is sold at authorized South Carolina Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — South Carolina scratch tickets and South Carolina scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The South Carolina Lottery lists them under "Scratch-Offs" on its own site. "Scratch Tickets" is simply what most players in South Carolina call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. In South Carolina, "instant games" and "instant tickets" mean these same paper tickets you buy at a retailer — not the lottery's online games. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

$200,000 Payday, a $5 South Carolina scratch-off, was released on Aug 4, 2026 by the South Carolina Lottery.