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Average valueActivePAY ME $1,000 · $10 · Wisconsin Lottery
PAY ME $1,000: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $6.84 on average.
▼ -0.7 pts vs launch#2 of 12 · $10 WI gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -0.7 pts vs launch#2 of 12 · $10 WI gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
PAY ME $1,000 is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.4%, down 0.7 percentage points from the launch value of 69.1%. 4,931 of the original 5,042 $1,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 1.7M printed tickets have been sold.
68.4%
expected return
1 in 4.7
odds of any win
4,931 of 5,042
$1K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 522 of 1.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 360,685 winning tickets still unclaimed.
8 win more than $10
$20 or $50 or $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 351 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $6.84 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $100
$3.99 · 39.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K
$2.85 · 28.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $100 wins
355,754 winning tickets remain in this range: 58% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
1.7M
tickets printed
522
tickets claimed · 0%
1.7M
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
98%
Tickets left
100%
98% 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 $10 WI peers
#2 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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