The current odds of winning any prize on Holiday Surprise! are 1 in 3.96 (25.25%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $200,000 top prize.

Not yet. All 4 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Nov 3, 2026. We estimate nearly all of the game's 2,758,821 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Holiday Surprise! 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, Holiday Surprise! ranks #2 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.96 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.

Holiday Surprise! 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 689,705 (4 of 4 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 23,990 (111 of 111 left); $500+ at 1 in 4,206 (541 of 541 left); $200+ at 1 in 2,681 (373 of 373 left); $100+ at 1 in 286 (8,602 of 8,602 left); $50+ at 1 in 127 (12,031 of 12,031 left); $40+ at 1 in 68.7 (18,471 of 18,471 left); $25+ at 1 in 52.4 (12,541 of 12,541 left); $20+ at 1 in 25 (57,470 of 57,470 left); $15+ at 1 in 13.6 (91,992 of 91,992 left); $10+ at 1 in 6.94 (195,504 of 195,504 left); $5+ at 1 in 3.96 (299,032 of 299,032 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Holiday Surprise! ticket are 1 in 3.96 (25.25%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.94 (14.41%).

Holiday Surprise! 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.

Holiday Surprise!, a $5 South Carolina scratch-off, was released on Nov 3, 2026 by the South Carolina Lottery.