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Poor valueActivePAC-MAN · $5 · Idaho Lottery
PAC-MAN: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.11 on average.
▼ -26.6 pts vs launch#13 of 14 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:22 PM
▼ -26.6 pts vs launch#13 of 14 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:22 PM
PAC-MAN is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 42.2%, down 26.6 percentage points from the launch value of 68.8%. 1 of the original 2 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 13% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
42.2%
expected return
1 in 3.46
odds of any win
1 of 2
$50K top prizes left
13%
claimed · 65k of 493k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 123,620 winning tickets still unclaimed.
7 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
22 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 42,838 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.11 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$1.99 · 39.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.12 · 2.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
123,619 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
13% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
493k
tickets printed
65k
tickets claimed · 13%
428k
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
87%
50% of top prizes remain with 87% 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
#13 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:22 PM.
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