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Poor valueActiveMAGIC 8 BALL™ · $2 · Wisconsin Lottery
MAGIC 8 BALL™: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.15 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#10 of 13 · $2 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#10 of 13 · $2 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
MAGIC 8 BALL™ is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 57.5%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 58.5%. 0 of the original 3 $8,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 1.3M printed tickets have been sold.
57.5%
expected return
1 in 4.00
odds of any win
0 of 3
$8K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 12 of 1.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 300,943 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 70,922 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.15 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.13 · 56.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $8K
$0.02 · 0.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
300,935 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.
1.3M
tickets printed
12
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
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 $2 WI peers
#10 of 13
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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