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Decent valueActive$500 Blowout$20 · $20 · Pennsylvania Lottery
$500 Blowout$20: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.93 on average.
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#2 of 8 · $20 PA gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:15 PM
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#2 of 8 · $20 PA gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:15 PM
$500 Blowout$20 is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.7%, down 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 80.0%. 33,956 of the original 57,000 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 40% of the 7.2M printed tickets have been sold.
79.7%
expected return
1 in 2.72
odds of any win
33,956 of 57,000
$500 top prizes left
40%
claimed · 2.9M of 7.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,586,292 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $20
$50 or $100 or $200, an actual profit
25 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
64 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 127 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.93 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$15.93 · 79.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
1,586,292 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
40% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
7.2M
tickets printed
2.9M
tickets claimed · 40%
4.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
60%
Tickets left
60%
60% of top prizes remain with 60% 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 $20 PA peers
#2 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:15 PM.
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