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Weak valueActiveAvailable as Online Game · $1 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Available as Online Game: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.65 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 7 · $1 PA gamesUpdated Jul 18, 2026, 6:15 AM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 7 · $1 PA gamesUpdated Jul 18, 2026, 6:15 AM
Available as Online Game 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%. 11 of the original 20 $2,500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 36% of the 8.4M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 4.32
odds of any win
11 of 20
$3K top prizes left
36%
claimed · 3.1M of 8.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,235,742 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 51,851 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 – $500
$0.64 · 64.5% of price
Mid prizes $3K
$0.01 · 0.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
1,235,731 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
36% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
8.4M
tickets printed
3.1M
tickets claimed · 36%
5.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
55%
Tickets left
64%
55% of top prizes remain with 64% 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
#2 of 7
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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