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Average valueActiveGoat Load of Cash Crossword$5 · $5 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Goat Load of Cash Crossword$5: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.54 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#17 of 19 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:15 PM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#17 of 19 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:15 PM
Goat Load of Cash Crossword$5 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.8%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 71.6%. 1 of the original 10 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 88% of the 13.2M printed tickets have been sold.
70.8%
expected return
1 in 4.44
odds of any win
1 of 10
$200K top prizes left
88%
claimed · 11.6M of 13.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 364,455 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,722 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.54 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.29 · 65.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $200K
$0.25 · 5.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
364,390 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
88% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
13.2M
tickets printed
11.6M
tickets claimed · 88%
1.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
10%
Tickets left
12%
10% of top prizes remain with 12% 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 $5 PA peers
#17 of 19
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:15 PM.
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