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Weak valueActiveA Latte Money$1 · $1 · Pennsylvania Lottery
A Latte Money$1: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.65 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 6 · $1 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 6 · $1 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
A Latte Money$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%. 2 of the original 5 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 31% of the 8.4M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 4.25
odds of any win
2 of 5
$10K top prizes left
31%
claimed · 2.6M of 8.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,371,760 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $1
$2 – $400, 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 2,912,643 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 – $400
$0.65 · 64.7% of price
Mid prizes $10K
$0.00 · 0.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $400 wins
1,371,758 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
31% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
8.4M
tickets printed
2.6M
tickets claimed · 31%
5.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
40%
Tickets left
69%
40% of top prizes remain with 69% 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
#3 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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