The current odds of winning any prize on Giant Jumbo Bucks are 1 in 3.98 (25.11%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $250,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 6 $250,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 5 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 13, 2026. We estimate about 80% of the game's 5,932,208 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Giant Jumbo Bucks is on sale at South Carolina Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 10 $5 South Carolina scratch-offs on sale, Giant Jumbo Bucks ranks #3 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.98 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.

Giant Jumbo Bucks has 9 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $250,000 at 1 in 950,175 (5 of 6 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 93,154 (46 of 54 left); $500+ at 1 in 13,160 (310 of 393 left); $250+ at 1 in 5,738 (467 of 590 left); $100+ at 1 in 304 (14,806 of 18,687 left); $50+ at 1 in 45.5 (88,834 of 111,798 left); $25+ at 1 in 23.9 (94,045 of 118,506 left); $10+ at 1 in 7.63 (424,500 of 533,149 left); $5+ at 1 in 3.98 (570,054 of 711,076 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Giant Jumbo Bucks ticket are 1 in 3.98 (25.11%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.63 (13.11%).

Giant Jumbo Bucks 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.

Giant Jumbo Bucks, a $5 South Carolina scratch-off, was released on Aug 10, 2026 by the South Carolina Lottery.