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Weak valueActiveFruit Explosion · $3 · Idaho Lottery
Fruit Explosion: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.82 on average.
▼ -6.3 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $3 ID gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:22 PM
▼ -6.3 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $3 ID gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:22 PM
Fruit Explosion is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 60.7%, down 6.3 percentage points from the launch value of 67.0%. 1 of the original 2 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 1% of the 0.8M printed tickets have been sold.
60.7%
expected return
1 in 3.45
odds of any win
1 of 2
$30K top prizes left
1%
claimed · 5k of 803k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 231,844 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $3
$5 – $100, an actual profit
17 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 4,931 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.82 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.78 · 59.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.04 · 1.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
231,838 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
1% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
803k
tickets printed
5k
tickets claimed · 1%
799k
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
99%
50% of top prizes remain with 99% 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 $3 ID peers
#2 of 5
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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