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Poor valueActiveLoteria · $5 · Idaho Lottery
Loteria: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.95 on average.
▼ -11.0 pts vs launch#5 of 9 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:22 PM
▼ -11.0 pts vs launch#5 of 9 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:22 PM
Loteria is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.0%, down 11.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 1 of the original 2 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 6% of the 0.7M printed tickets have been sold.
59.0%
expected return
1 in 3.52
odds of any win
1 of 2
$50K top prizes left
6%
claimed · 42k of 730k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 195,437 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 343,788 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.95 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.88 · 57.5% of price
Mid prizes $50K
$0.07 · 1.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
195,436 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
6% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
730k
tickets printed
42k
tickets claimed · 6%
688k
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
94%
50% of top prizes remain with 94% 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
#5 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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