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Weak valueActiveHo Ho Ho$1 · $1 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Ho Ho Ho$1: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.63 on average.
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#5 of 6 · $1 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#5 of 6 · $1 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
Ho Ho Ho$1 is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 63.0%, down 3.0 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 69 of the original 650 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 79% of the 7.8M printed tickets have been sold.
63.0%
expected return
1 in 4.15
odds of any win
69 of 650
$500 top prizes left
79%
claimed · 6.1M of 7.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 402,837 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $1
$2 – $50, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 24,133 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.63 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $500
$0.63 · 63.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
402,837 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
79% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
7.8M
tickets printed
6.1M
tickets claimed · 79%
1.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
11%
Tickets left
21%
11% of top prizes remain with 21% 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 $1 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, 12:15 PM.
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