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Weak valueActiveSales Ending Soon · $2 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Sales Ending Soon: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.23 on average.
▼ -4.5 pts vs launch#8 of 8 · $2 PA gamesUpdated Jul 9, 2026, 12:15 AM
▼ -4.5 pts vs launch#8 of 8 · $2 PA gamesUpdated Jul 9, 2026, 12:15 AM
Sales Ending Soon is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.5%, down 4.5 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 7,405 of the original 26,000 $100 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 67% of the 4.8M printed tickets have been sold.
61.5%
expected return
1 in 5.17
odds of any win
7,405 of 26,000
$100 top prizes left
67%
claimed · 3.2M of 4.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 306,526 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
8 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
81 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $1.23 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $100
$1.23 · 61.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
306,526 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
67% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
4.8M
tickets printed
3.2M
tickets claimed · 67%
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
28%
Tickets left
33%
28% of top prizes remain with 33% 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 $2 PA peers
#8 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 9, 2026, 12:15 AM.
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