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Poor valueActiveLUCKY STARS · $3 · Wisconsin Lottery
LUCKY STARS: Poor value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.74 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#9 of 9 · $3 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#9 of 9 · $3 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
LUCKY STARS is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 58.0%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 60.0%. 1 of the original 3 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 1.0M printed tickets have been sold.
58.0%
expected return
1 in 3.70
odds of any win
1 of 3
$30K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 7 of 1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 264,723 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $3
$5 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 146,384 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.74 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.71 · 57.0% of price
Mid prizes $30K
$0.03 · 1.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
264,722 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
1M
tickets printed
7
tickets claimed · 0%
1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
100%
33% 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 $3 WI peers
#9 of 9
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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