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Decent valueActive$1,500,000 Super Star · $30 · Pennsylvania Lottery
$1,500,000 Super Star: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $23.79 on average.
▲ +0.1 pts vs launch#5 of 11 · $30 PA gamesUpdated Jul 18, 2026, 6:15 AM
▲ +0.1 pts vs launch#5 of 11 · $30 PA gamesUpdated Jul 18, 2026, 6:15 AM
$1,500,000 Super Star is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.3%, up 0.1 percentage points from the launch value of 79.2%. 5 of the original 5 $1,500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 1% of the 4.8M printed tickets have been sold.
79.3%
expected return
1 in 3.00
odds of any win
5 of 5
$1.5M jackpots left
1%
claimed · 46k of 4.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,584,078 winning tickets still unclaimed.
20 win more than $30
$40 – $300, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 865 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $23.79 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $600
$21.01 · 70.0% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $150K
$1.20 · 4.0% of price
Jackpots $1.5M+
$1.58 · 5.3% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
74.0%
Just 5 tickets out of 4.8M carry the $1.5M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $600 wins
1,581,791 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
1% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
4.8M
tickets printed
46k
tickets claimed · 1%
4.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
99%
100% of top prizes remain with only 99% 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 $30 PA peers
#5 of 11
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 18, 2026, 6:15 AM.
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