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Active$250 SPECTACULAR · $10 · Wisconsin Lottery

$250 SPECTACULAR: Poor value. A $10 ticket pays back $5.41 on average.

-14.7 pts vs launch#10 of 12 · $10 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM

$250 SPECTACULAR is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 54.1%, down 14.7 percentage points from the launch value of 68.8%. 513 of the original 4,171 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 3% of the 0.6M printed tickets have been sold.

54.1%
expected return
1 in 4.40
odds of any win
513 of 4,171
$250 top prizes left
3%
claimed · 16k of 565k printed
Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 123,427 winning tickets still unclaimed.

10 win more than $10
$20 – $250, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map

Where the $5.41 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $10 – $250
$5.41 · 54.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $250 wins
123,427 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress

3% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.

565k
tickets printed
16k
tickets claimed · 3%
549k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
12%
Tickets left
97%
12% of top prizes remain with 97% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Wisconsin Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM.
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