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Decent valueActiveGAME SHOW EXPERIENCE eInstant · $30 · Pennsylvania Lottery
GAME SHOW EXPERIENCE eInstant: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $23.77 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#5 of 12 · $30 PA games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#5 of 12 · $30 PA games
GAME SHOW EXPERIENCE eInstant is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.2%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 79.2%. 5 of the original 5 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
79.2%
expected return
1 in 2.74
odds of any win
5 of 5
$1M jackpots left
0%
claimed · 0 of 5.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,968,105 winning tickets still unclaimed.
23 win more than $30
$40 – $300, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
64 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 885 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $23.77 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.58 · 71.9% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $300K
$1.26 · 4.2% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.93 · 3.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
76.1%
Just 5 tickets out of 5.4M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
1,966,950 winning tickets remain in this range: 91% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
5.4M
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
5.4M
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 $30 PA peers
#5 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data.
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