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Weak valueActive5 Star Wins$1 · $1 · Pennsylvania Lottery
5 Star Wins$1: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.65 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#1 of 6 · $1 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#1 of 6 · $1 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
5 Star Wins$1 is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 5 of the original 10 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 48% of the 8.4M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 4.21
odds of any win
5 of 10
$5K top prizes left
48%
claimed · 4M of 8.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,036,694 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 312,152 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.65 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $100
$0.64 · 64.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $5K
$0.01 · 0.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $100 wins
1,036,680 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
48% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
8.4M
tickets printed
4M
tickets claimed · 48%
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
50%
Tickets left
52%
50% of top prizes remain with 52% 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 $1 PA peers
#1 of 6
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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