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Weak valueActivePAC-MAN · $5 · Arizona Lottery
PAC-MAN: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.31 on average.
▼ -2.6 pts vs launch#10 of 11 · $5 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:02 AM
▼ -2.6 pts vs launch#10 of 11 · $5 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:02 AM
PAC-MAN is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Arizona state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.2%, down 2.6 percentage points from the launch value of 68.8%. 2 of the original 8 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 75% of the 2.6M printed tickets have been sold.
66.2%
expected return
1 in 3.67
odds of any win
2 of 8
$50K top prizes left
75%
claimed · 2M of 2.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 181,718 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 17,100 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.31 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.15 · 63.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.16 · 3.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
181,709 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
75% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2025.
2.6M
tickets printed
2M
tickets claimed · 75%
667k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
25%
25% of top prizes remain with 25% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Arizona Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 AZ peers
#10 of 11
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Arizona Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:02 AM.
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