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Average valueActiveCentipede · $5 · Idaho Lottery
Centipede: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.40 on average.
▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#1 of 14 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 6:21 AM
▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#1 of 14 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 6:21 AM
Centipede is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.0%, down 1.4 percentage points from the launch value of 69.4%. 2 of the original 2 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 2% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
68.0%
expected return
1 in 3.72
odds of any win
2 of 2
$50K top prizes left
2%
claimed · 8k of 517k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 136,889 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
11 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 46,230 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.40 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.20 · 64.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.20 · 4.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
136,884 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
2% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
517k
tickets printed
8k
tickets claimed · 2%
509k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
98%
100% of top prizes remain with only 98% 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
#1 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 6:21 AM.
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