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Weak valueActiveOPAL · $30 · Wisconsin Lottery
OPAL: Weak value. A $30 ticket pays back $19.81 on average.
▼ -6.8 pts vs launch#3 of 5 · $30 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
▼ -6.8 pts vs launch#3 of 5 · $30 WI gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:11 AM
OPAL is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.0%, down 6.8 percentage points from the launch value of 72.8%. 1 of the original 2 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
66.0%
expected return
1 in 3.20
odds of any win
1 of 2
$1M jackpots left
0%
claimed · 3 of 481k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 154,566 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $30
$50 – $200, an actual profit
20 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 349 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $19.81 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$17.04 · 56.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.75 · 2.5% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.02 · 6.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
59.3%
Just 1 ticket out of 481k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
154,504 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
481k
tickets printed
3
tickets claimed · 0%
481k
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 $30 WI peers
#3 of 5
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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