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Poor valueActiveFeelin Lucky · $5 · Idaho Lottery
Feelin Lucky: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.51 on average.
▼ -18.8 pts vs launch#7 of 9 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:22 PM
▼ -18.8 pts vs launch#7 of 9 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:22 PM
Feelin Lucky is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 50.2%, down 18.8 percentage points from the launch value of 69.0%. 1 of the original 2 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 15% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
50.2%
expected return
1 in 3.65
odds of any win
1 of 2
$50K top prizes left
15%
claimed · 72k of 487k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 113,599 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
14 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 138,332 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.51 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.39 · 47.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.12 · 2.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
113,598 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
15% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
487k
tickets printed
72k
tickets claimed · 15%
415k
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
85%
50% of top prizes remain with 85% 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
#7 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:22 PM.
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