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Weak valueActiveSunny Money · $5 · Arizona Lottery
Sunny Money: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.38 on average.
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#6 of 11 · $5 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:02 AM
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#6 of 11 · $5 AZ gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:02 AM
Sunny Money is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Arizona state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.6%, down 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 68.8%. 3 of the original 6 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 45% of the 2.1M printed tickets have been sold.
67.6%
expected return
1 in 3.70
odds of any win
3 of 6
$50K top prizes left
45%
claimed · 947k of 2.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 313,855 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 16,356 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.38 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.23 · 64.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.15 · 2.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
313,833 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
45% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
2.1M
tickets printed
947k
tickets claimed · 45%
1.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
55%
50% of top prizes remain with 55% 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
#6 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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