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Strong valueActiveMerry Money Match$30 · $30 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Merry Money Match$30: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $24.49 on average.
▼ -0.9 pts vs launch#1 of 11 · $30 PA gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:15 PM
▼ -0.9 pts vs launch#1 of 11 · $30 PA gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:15 PM
Merry Money Match$30 is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.6%, down 0.9 percentage points from the launch value of 82.5%. 2 of the original 5 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 54% of the 3.6M printed tickets have been sold.
81.6%
expected return
1 in 2.79
odds of any win
2 of 5
$1M jackpots left
54%
claimed · 2M of 3.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 586,986 winning tickets still unclaimed.
23 win more than $30
$40 – $300, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
64 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 768 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $24.49 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.78 · 72.6% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $300K
$1.49 · 5.0% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.22 · 4.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
77.6%
Just 2 tickets out of 1.6M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
586,627 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
54% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
3.6M
tickets printed
2M
tickets claimed · 54%
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
40%
Tickets left
46%
40% of top prizes remain with 46% 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 $30 PA peers
#1 of 11
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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