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Strong valueActiveBig Bonus Triple Play$5 · $5 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Big Bonus Triple Play$5: Strong value. A $5 ticket pays back $4.18 on average.
▲ +9.0 pts vs launch#1 of 19 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:15 PM
▲ +9.0 pts vs launch#1 of 19 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:15 PM
Big Bonus Triple Play$5 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 83.6%, up 9.0 percentage points from the launch value of 74.6%. 4 of the original 15 $130,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 89% of the 7.2M printed tickets have been sold.
83.6%
expected return
1 in 3.77
odds of any win
4 of 15
$130K top prizes left
89%
claimed · 6.4M of 7.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 205,723 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $300, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 43,182 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $4.18 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $300
$3.40 · 67.9% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $130K
$0.78 · 15.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $300 wins
205,705 winning tickets remain in this range: 81% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
89% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
7.2M
tickets printed
6.4M
tickets claimed · 89%
777k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
27%
Tickets left
11%
27% of top prizes remain with only 11% 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
#1 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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