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Strong valueActive100X the Cash$5 · $5 · Pennsylvania Lottery
100X the Cash$5: Strong value. A $5 ticket pays back $4.14 on average.
▲ +11.4 pts vs launch#1 of 17 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:16 PM
▲ +11.4 pts vs launch#1 of 17 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:16 PM
100X the Cash$5 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.8%, up 11.4 percentage points from the launch value of 71.4%. 3 of the original 10 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 97% of the 14.4M printed tickets have been sold.
82.8%
expected return
1 in 4.51
odds of any win
3 of 10
$100K top prizes left
97%
claimed · 14M of 14.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 96,875 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 954 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $4.14 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.42 · 68.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.72 · 14.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
96,867 winning tickets remain in this range: 83% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
97% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
14.4M
tickets printed
14M
tickets claimed · 97%
430k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
30%
Tickets left
3%
30% of top prizes remain with only 3% 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
#1 of 17
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:16 PM.
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