South Carolina Lottery - When to Play
Use this guide to determine when to play a specific game in the South Carolina lottery. This page focuses on the odds of playing any particular game and what I call the "Expected Value" to determine when is the best time to play.
South Carolina
Powerball - Avoid
Based on the odds of playing the Powerball, the Jackpot should be at least $161,134,919 before you consider playing. I do not recommend playing Powerball games because the odds are far too astronomical for you to affect. Note that you can also add to your potential winnings by choosing the powerplay option but this does not increase your odds of winning.
Mega Match 6 - Play
This game promotes the very thing that this website is promotins. You get additional chances to win when buying more tickets. If you buy 1 ticket then your odds and prizes are similar to all other games of this nature but when you purchase 3 tickets, you are rewarded with more lucrative winnings as well as more ways to win. This also increases your odds 3x to win the jackpot. So I will support this game, here are your odds.
This game starts off like most state lotteries. It does, however, offer an interesting kick at the end of the game. You can pay $1 extra and win up to 5X the jackpot. Sounds great but it isn't. Your odds get 16X worse because you wanted 5X the jackpot. The odds are actually 4X worse than the Mega Match jackpot and you get less of a prize. This is one of the least desirable games to play.
Palmetto Cash 5 - Avoid
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