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Decent valueActiveWild Side · $5 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Wild Side: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.73 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#10 of 19 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jul 9, 2026, 12:15 AM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#10 of 19 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jul 9, 2026, 12:15 AM
Wild Side is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 74.6%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 74.6%. 10 of the original 10 $150,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
74.6%
expected return
1 in 3.45
odds of any win
10 of 10
$150K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 0 of 8.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,433,910 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 10,769 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.73 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.51 · 70.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $150K
$0.22 · 4.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
2,433,830 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
8.4M
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
8.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% of top prizes remain with 100% 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
#10 of 19
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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