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Decent valueActiveJackpot$20 · $20 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Jackpot$20: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.06 on average.
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#5 of 8 · $20 PA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:15 AM
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#5 of 8 · $20 PA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:15 AM
Jackpot$20 is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 75.3%, down 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 75.5%. 1 of the original 5 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 76% of the 9.0M printed tickets have been sold.
75.3%
expected return
1 in 3.67
odds of any win
1 of 5
$1M jackpots left
76%
claimed · 6.9M of 9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 582,580 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $20
$30 – $250, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 218 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.06 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$12.09 · 60.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$2.50 · 12.5% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.47 · 2.3% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
73.0%
Just 1 ticket out of 2.1M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
577,552 winning tickets remain in this range: 80% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
76% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
9M
tickets printed
6.9M
tickets claimed · 76%
2.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
20%
Tickets left
24%
20% of top prizes remain with 24% 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 $20 PA peers
#5 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:15 AM.
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