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Weak valueActiveINSTANT JACKPOT · $5 · Wisconsin Lottery
INSTANT JACKPOT: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.01 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#7 of 16 · $5 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#7 of 16 · $5 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
INSTANT JACKPOT is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 60.2%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 61.0%. 2 of the original 3 $48,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 1.3M printed tickets have been sold.
60.2%
expected return
1 in 3.80
odds of any win
2 of 3
$48K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 4 of 1.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 319,726 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$10 – $100, 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 21,051 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.01 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.92 · 58.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $48K
$0.09 · 1.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
319,715 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, Feb 2026.
1.3M
tickets printed
4
tickets claimed · 0%
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
67%
Tickets left
100%
67% 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
#7 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.
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