The current odds of winning any prize on $25,000 Gold Rush are 1 in 4.4 (22.73%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $25,000 top prize.

Yes. 2 of the 3 $25,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Oct 9, 2026. We estimate about 27% of the game's 275,715 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $25,000 Gold Rush is on sale at South Dakota Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 12 $5 South Dakota scratch-offs on sale, $25,000 Gold Rush ranks #6 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.4 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is Season’s Greetings, where 1 in 4.11 tickets wins at least $5 back.

$25,000 Gold Rush has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $25,000 at 1 in 75,357 (1 of 3 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 18,839 (3 of 14 left); $100+ at 1 in 919 (78 of 330 left); $50+ at 1 in 102 (654 of 2,684 left); $25+ at 1 in 33.4 (1,520 of 6,896 left); $20+ at 1 in 18.9 (1,727 of 8,044 left); $10+ at 1 in 8.01 (5,428 of 21,843 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.4 (7,715 of 27,598 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one $25,000 Gold Rush ticket are 1 in 4.4 (22.73%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.01 (12.49%).

$25,000 Gold Rush costs $5 per ticket. It is sold at authorized South Dakota Lottery retailers throughout the state.

$25,000 Gold Rush, a $5 South Dakota scratch-off, was released on Jun 5, 2025 by the South Dakota Lottery.