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Weak valueActiveAmerica 250 · $5 · Idaho Lottery
America 250: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.04 on average.
▼ -8.2 pts vs launch#3 of 9 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
▼ -8.2 pts vs launch#3 of 9 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
America 250 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 60.8%, down 8.2 percentage points from the launch value of 69.0%. 1 of the original 2 $25,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 4% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
60.8%
expected return
1 in 3.8
odds of any win
1 of 2
$25K top prizes left
4%
claimed · 19k of 494k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 123,936 winning tickets still unclaimed.
7 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
19 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 8,978 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.04 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.98 · 59.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $25K
$0.06 · 1.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
123,932 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
4% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
494k
tickets printed
19k
tickets claimed · 4%
476k
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
96%
50% of top prizes remain with 96% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Idaho Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 ID peers
#3 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 13, 2026.
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