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Weak valueActiveBright Buck$ · $1 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Bright Buck$: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.66 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 7 · $1 PA gamesUpdated Jul 9, 2026, 12:15 AM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 7 · $1 PA gamesUpdated Jul 9, 2026, 12:15 AM
Bright Buck$ is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 15 of the original 15 $2,500 top prizes are still unclaimed.
66.0%
expected return
1 in 4.25
odds of any win
15 of 15
$3K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 0 of 8.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,978,585 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
13 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 240,000 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.66 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $500
$0.66 · 65.6% of price
Mid prizes $3K
$0.00 · 0.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
1,978,570 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
8.4M
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
8.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% of top prizes remain with 100% 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
#1 of 7
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 9, 2026, 12:15 AM.
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