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Weak valueActiveFRANKENBUCKS · $5 · Wisconsin Lottery
FRANKENBUCKS: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.13 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#9 of 19 · $5 WI games
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#9 of 19 · $5 WI games
FRANKENBUCKS is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.6%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 63.6%. 1 of the original 2 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 1.0M printed tickets have been sold.
62.6%
expected return
1 in 4.00
odds of any win
1 of 2
$50K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 4 of 975k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 241,204 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
13 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 30,457 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.13 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.05 · 61.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.08 · 1.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
241,188 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2026.
975k
tickets printed
4
tickets claimed · 0%
975k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
100%
50% 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
#9 of 19
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data.
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