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Weak valueActiveS’more Crossword$3 · $3 · Pennsylvania Lottery
S’more Crossword$3: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $2.03 on average.
▲ +1.3 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $3 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:16 PM
▲ +1.3 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $3 PA gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:16 PM
S’more Crossword$3 is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.7%, up 1.3 percentage points from the launch value of 66.3%. 2 of the original 10 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 89% of the 9.0M printed tickets have been sold.
67.7%
expected return
1 in 4.64
odds of any win
2 of 10
$50K top prizes left
89%
claimed · 8M of 9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 217,663 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $3
$5 – $150, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 19,446 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.03 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.93 · 64.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.10 · 3.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
217,656 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
89% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
9M
tickets printed
8M
tickets claimed · 89%
1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
20%
Tickets left
11%
20% of top prizes remain with only 11% 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 $3 PA peers
#2 of 6
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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