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Strong valueActiveAvailable as Online Game · $5 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Available as Online Game: Strong value. A $5 ticket pays back $4.02 on average.
▲ +6.0 pts vs launch#4 of 19 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:15 PM
▲ +6.0 pts vs launch#4 of 19 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:15 PM
Available as Online Game is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 80.4%, up 6.0 percentage points from the launch value of 74.4%. 2 of the original 5 $250,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 88% of the 8.4M printed tickets have been sold.
80.4%
expected return
1 in 3.52
odds of any win
2 of 5
$250K top prizes left
88%
claimed · 7.4M of 8.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 298,208 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,545 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $4.02 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.48 · 69.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $250K
$0.54 · 10.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
298,182 winning tickets remain in this range: 87% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
88% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
8.4M
tickets printed
7.4M
tickets claimed · 88%
1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
40%
Tickets left
12%
40% of top prizes remain with only 12% 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 $5 PA peers
#4 of 19
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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