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Decent valueActivePHILADELPHIA 76ERS$5 · $5 · Pennsylvania Lottery
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS$5: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.77 on average.
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#5 of 17 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jun 23, 2026, 6:15 AM
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#5 of 17 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jun 23, 2026, 6:15 AM
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS$5 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 75.4%, up 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 74.4%. 4 of the original 5 $250,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 40% of the 8.4M printed tickets have been sold.
75.4%
expected return
1 in 3.79
odds of any win
4 of 5
$250K top prizes left
40%
claimed · 3.4M of 8.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,327,167 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 7,705 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.77 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.44 · 68.9% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $250K
$0.33 · 6.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
1,326,934 winning tickets remain in this range: 91% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
40% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
8.4M
tickets printed
3.4M
tickets claimed · 40%
5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
80%
Tickets left
60%
80% of top prizes remain with only 60% 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
#5 of 17
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 23, 2026, 6:15 AM.
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