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Poor valueActivePAC-MAN · $5 · Idaho Lottery
PAC-MAN: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.40 on average.
▼ -20.8 pts vs launch#8 of 9 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:22 PM
▼ -20.8 pts vs launch#8 of 9 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:22 PM
PAC-MAN is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 48.0%, down 20.8 percentage points from the launch value of 68.8%. 1 of the original 2 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 10% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
48.0%
expected return
1 in 3.46
odds of any win
1 of 2
$50K top prizes left
10%
claimed · 51k of 493k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 127,634 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 13,402 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.40 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.28 · 45.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.12 · 2.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
127,630 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
10% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
493k
tickets printed
51k
tickets claimed · 10%
442k
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
90%
50% of top prizes remain with 90% 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
#8 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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