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Weak valueActiveCrossword Extra$3 · $3 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Crossword Extra$3: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.98 on average.
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#4 of 6 · $3 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#4 of 6 · $3 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
Crossword Extra$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%. 4 of the original 10 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 56% of the 8.4M printed tickets have been sold.
66.0%
expected return
1 in 4.00
odds of any win
4 of 10
$50K top prizes left
56%
claimed · 4.7M of 8.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 927,201 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $3
$5 – $300, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 264,286 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
$1.91 · 63.8% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $50K
$0.07 · 2.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $300 wins
927,187 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
56% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
8.4M
tickets printed
4.7M
tickets claimed · 56%
3.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
40%
Tickets left
44%
40% of top prizes remain with 44% 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
#4 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM.
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