The current odds of winning any prize on Junior Jumbo Bucks are 1 in 5.33 (18.75%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $10,000 top prize.

Yes. 4 of the 7 $10,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 3 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 14, 2026. We estimate about 10% of the game's 4,029,582 tickets are still unsold.

Yes, but it is ending soon. Sales are scheduled to end on Dec 9, 2026. Check the top prizes left before you buy.

Among the 6 $1 South Carolina scratch-offs on sale, Junior Jumbo Bucks ranks #5 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 5.33 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back. Right now the $1 game with the best odds of breaking even is Junior Jumbo Bucks (#1687), where 1 in 4.84 tickets wins at least $1 back.

Junior Jumbo Bucks has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $10,000 at 1 in 129,976 (3 of 7 left); $500+ at 1 in 97,482 (1 of 21 left); $100+ at 1 in 9,284 (38 of 724 left); $50+ at 1 in 2,203 (135 of 2,935 left); $25+ at 1 in 754 (340 of 6,705 left); $20+ at 1 in 263 (963 of 18,637 left); $15+ at 1 in 186 (622 of 10,101 left); $10+ at 1 in 97.4 (1,902 of 32,204 left); $5+ at 1 in 71.3 (1,462 of 21,478 left); $4+ at 1 in 43.9 (3,411 of 53,718 left); $2+ at 1 in 12.8 (21,492 of 268,572 left); $1+ at 1 in 5.33 (42,743 of 429,674 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Junior Jumbo Bucks ticket are 1 in 5.33 (18.75%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 12.8 (7.79%).

Junior Jumbo Bucks costs $1 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.

Junior Jumbo Bucks, a $1 South Carolina scratch-off, was released on Jan 26, 2026 by the South Carolina Lottery.