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Decent valueActiveThe Hunt for $3,000,000$30 · $30 · Pennsylvania Lottery
The Hunt for $3,000,000$30: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $23.93 on average.
▲ +2.2 pts vs launch#2 of 11 · $30 PA gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:16 PM
▲ +2.2 pts vs launch#2 of 11 · $30 PA gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:16 PM
The Hunt for $3,000,000$30 is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.8%, up 2.2 percentage points from the launch value of 77.5%. 2 of the original 5 $3,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 66% of the 4.8M printed tickets have been sold.
79.8%
expected return
1 in 3.32
odds of any win
2 of 5
$3M jackpots left
66%
claimed · 3.2M of 4.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 490,810 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $30
$40 – $300, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 182 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $23.93 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $750
$18.56 · 61.9% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $300K
$1.69 · 5.6% of price
Jackpots $3M+
$3.68 · 12.3% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
67.5%
Just 2 tickets out of 1.6M carry the $3M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $750 wins
490,273 winning tickets remain in this range: 78% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
66% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch.
4.8M
tickets printed
3.2M
tickets claimed · 66%
1.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
40%
Tickets left
34%
40% of top prizes remain with only 34% 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
#2 of 11
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:16 PM.
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