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Poor valueActive$10,000 a Month for Life$5 · $5 · Pennsylvania Lottery
$10,000 a Month for Life$5: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.95 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#17 of 17 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#17 of 17 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
$10,000 a Month for Life$5 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 59.0%. 16 of the original 40 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 60% of the 10.8M printed tickets have been sold.
59.0%
expected return
1 in 4.07
odds of any win
16 of 40
$5K top prizes left
60%
claimed · 6.4M of 10.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,076,340 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,871 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
$2.85 · 57.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $5K
$0.10 · 2.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
1,075,965 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
60% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
10.8M
tickets printed
6.4M
tickets claimed · 60%
4.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
40%
Tickets left
40%
40% of top prizes remain with 40% 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
#17 of 17
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM.
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