F
Poor valueActive50X THE CASH · $5 · Wisconsin Lottery
50X THE CASH: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.98 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#10 of 16 · $5 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#10 of 16 · $5 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
50X THE CASH is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.6%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 61.6%. 0 of the original 3 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 1.5M printed tickets have been sold.
59.6%
expected return
1 in 3.80
odds of any win
0 of 3
$50K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 11 of 1.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 382,879 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 49,207 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.98 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.96 · 59.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.02 · 0.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
382,867 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
1.5M
tickets printed
11
tickets claimed · 0%
1.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
100%
0% of top prizes remain with 100% 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.
Rank vs $5 WI peers
#10 of 16
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM.
S
Scratchstats