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Decent valueActiveHigh Life · $50 · Idaho Lottery
High Life: Decent value. A $50 ticket pays back $39.74 on average.
▲ +1.7 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $50 ID gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 6:22 AM
▲ +1.7 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $50 ID gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 6:22 AM
High Life is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.5%, up 1.7 percentage points from the launch value of 77.8%. 2 of the original 2 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 18% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
79.5%
expected return
1 in 2.97
odds of any win
2 of 2
$1M jackpots left
18%
claimed · 99k of 542k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 149,051 winning tickets still unclaimed.
20 win more than $50
$75 or $100 or $200, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 62 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $39.74 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$35.17 · 70.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $5K
$0.05 · 0.1% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$4.52 · 9.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.4%
Just 2 tickets out of 442k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
149,038 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
18% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
542k
tickets printed
99k
tickets claimed · 18%
442k
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
82%
100% of top prizes remain with only 82% 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 $50 ID peers
#3 of 3
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 6:22 AM.
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