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Weak valueActiveCrossword Bonus Cash$3 · $3 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Crossword Bonus Cash$3: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.98 on average.
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#5 of 6 · $3 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:16 PM
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#5 of 6 · $3 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:16 PM
Crossword Bonus Cash$3 is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.0%, down 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 66.3%. 1 of the original 10 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 91% of the 10.8M printed tickets have been sold.
66.0%
expected return
1 in 4.39
odds of any win
1 of 10
$50K top prizes left
91%
claimed · 9.8M of 10.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 223,800 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $3
$5 – $300, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 247,044 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.98 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $300
$1.93 · 64.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.05 · 1.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $300 wins
223,796 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
91% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
10.8M
tickets printed
9.8M
tickets claimed · 91%
988k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
10%
Tickets left
9%
10% of top prizes remain with only 9% 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 $3 PA peers
#5 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:16 PM.
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