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Decent valueActiveSecond Chance Eligible · $5 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Second Chance Eligible: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.77 on average.
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#5 of 17 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#5 of 17 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:15 PM
Second Chance Eligible 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 39% 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
39%
claimed · 3.3M of 8.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,352,829 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 7,677 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
$3.45 · 69.0% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $250K
$0.32 · 6.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
1,352,589 winning tickets remain in this range: 91% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
39% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
8.4M
tickets printed
3.3M
tickets claimed · 39%
5.1M
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
61%
80% of top prizes remain with only 61% 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 16, 2026, 12:15 PM.
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