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Weak valueActive$1,000,000 a Year for Life$50 · $50 · Pennsylvania Lottery
$1,000,000 a Year for Life$50: Weak value. A $50 ticket pays back $30.03 on average.
▼ -0.0 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $50 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
▼ -0.0 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $50 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
$1,000,000 a Year for Life$50 is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 60.1%, down 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 60.1%. 7 of the original 10 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 23% of the 6.6M printed tickets have been sold.
60.1%
expected return
1 in 3.74
odds of any win
7 of 10
$100K top prizes left
23%
claimed · 1.5M of 6.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,357,039 winning tickets still unclaimed.
25 win more than $50
$75 or $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 58 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $30.03 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $500
$27.49 · 55.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$2.54 · 5.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
1,346,006 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
23% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
6.6M
tickets printed
1.5M
tickets claimed · 23%
5.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
70%
Tickets left
77%
70% of top prizes remain with 77% 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 $50 PA peers
#3 of 3
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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