The current odds of winning any prize on Junior Jumbo Bucks are 1 in 4.82 (20.75%), 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 Oct 22, 2026. We estimate about 60% of the game's 4,001,505 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 5 $1 South Carolina scratch-offs on sale, Junior Jumbo Bucks ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.82 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back. No other $1 South Carolina scratch-off has better odds of breaking even right now.

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 797,523 (3 of 7 left); $500+ at 1 in 184,044 (10 of 20 left); $100+ at 1 in 5,670 (409 of 731 left); $50+ at 1 in 1,171 (1,622 of 2,915 left); $25+ at 1 in 412 (3,768 of 6,680 left); $20+ at 1 in 146 (10,560 of 18,506 left); $15+ at 1 in 108 (5,718 of 10,005 left); $10+ at 1 in 59.2 (18,353 of 32,019 left); $5+ at 1 in 45.3 (12,359 of 21,332 left); $4+ at 1 in 28.6 (30,791 of 53,334 left); $2+ at 1 in 9.94 (157,094 of 266,673 left); $1+ at 1 in 4.82 (255,800 of 426,668 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Junior Jumbo Bucks ticket are 1 in 4.82 (20.75%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 9.94 (10.06%).

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 Jul 20, 2026 by the South Carolina Lottery.