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Average valueActiveGhostbusters™ eInstant · $2 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Ghostbusters™ eInstant: Average value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.41 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 10 · $2 PA games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 10 · $2 PA games
Ghostbusters™ eInstant is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.5%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.5%. 20 of the original 20 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
70.5%
expected return
1 in 3.61
odds of any win
20 of 20
$10K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 0 of 4.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,331,170 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $2
$3 – $400, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 96,000 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.41 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $400
$1.36 · 68.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.05 · 2.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $400 wins
1,331,120 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
4.8M
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
4.8M
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 $2 PA peers
#2 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data.
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