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Average valueActive$100 Blowout$5 · $5 · Pennsylvania Lottery
$100 Blowout$5: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.61 on average.
▼ -2.8 pts vs launch#16 of 21 · $5 PA games
▼ -2.8 pts vs launch#16 of 21 · $5 PA games
$100 Blowout$5 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.2%, down 2.8 percentage points from the launch value of 75.0%. 12,298 of the original 61,600 $100 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 78% of the 8.4M printed tickets have been sold.
72.2%
expected return
1 in 3.01
odds of any win
12,298 of 61,600
$100 top prizes left
78%
claimed · 6.6M of 8.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 613,561 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
20 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $3.61 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $100
$3.61 · 72.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $100 wins
613,561 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
78% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
8.4M
tickets printed
6.6M
tickets claimed · 78%
1.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
20%
Tickets left
22%
20% of top prizes remain with 22% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Pennsylvania Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 PA peers
#16 of 21
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data.
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