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Poor valueActiveHit $50 · $2 · Wisconsin Lottery
Hit $50: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $0.49 on average.
▼ -14.5 pts vs launch#13 of 13 · $2 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
▼ -14.5 pts vs launch#13 of 13 · $2 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM
Hit $50 is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 24.5%, down 14.5 percentage points from the launch value of 39.0%. 1,008 of the original 14,324 $50 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 6% of the 1.4M printed tickets have been sold.
24.5%
expected return
1 in 6.30
odds of any win
1,008 of 14,324
$50 top prizes left
6%
claimed · 84k of 1.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 326,108 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $2
$3 – $50, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $0.49 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $50
$0.49 · 24.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $50 wins
326,108 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
6% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2025.
1.4M
tickets printed
84k
tickets claimed · 6%
1.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
7%
Tickets left
94%
7% of top prizes remain with 94% 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 $2 WI peers
#13 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:12 AM.
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