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Poor valueActivePowerball · $2 · Louisiana Lottery
Powerball: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $0.63 on average.
▼ -29.5 pts vs launch#5 of 8 · $2 LA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:17 AM
▼ -29.5 pts vs launch#5 of 8 · $2 LA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:17 AM
Powerball is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Louisiana state lottery. Its current expected value is 31.5%, down 29.5 percentage points from the launch value of 61.0%. 2 of the original 8 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 35% of the 2.1M printed tickets have been sold.
31.5%
expected return
1 in 4.57
odds of any win
2 of 8
$20K top prizes left
35%
claimed · 724k of 2.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 164,781 winning tickets still unclaimed.
6 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
6 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
88 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 221,471 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.63 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $100
$0.60 · 30.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $20K
$0.03 · 1.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
164,775 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
35% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
2.1M
tickets printed
724k
tickets claimed · 35%
1.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
65%
25% of top prizes remain with 65% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Louisiana Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $2 LA peers
#5 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Louisiana Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:17 AM.
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