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Average valueActiveLucky 13$5 · $5 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Lucky 13$5: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.58 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#11 of 17 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:16 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#11 of 17 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:16 PM
Lucky 13$5 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.6%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 71.6%. 3 of the original 10 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 71% of the 12.0M printed tickets have been sold.
71.6%
expected return
1 in 4.51
odds of any win
3 of 10
$200K top prizes left
71%
claimed · 8.5M of 12M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 773,742 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$7 – $130, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 5,269 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.58 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.38 · 67.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $200K
$0.20 · 4.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
773,717 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
71% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
12M
tickets printed
8.5M
tickets claimed · 71%
3.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
30%
Tickets left
29%
30% of top prizes remain with only 29% 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
#11 of 17
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:16 PM.
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