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Poor valueActivePICKLEBALL BUCKS · $2 · Wisconsin Lottery
PICKLEBALL BUCKS: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.16 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#6 of 15 · $2 WI games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#6 of 15 · $2 WI games
PICKLEBALL BUCKS is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 58.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 58.0%. 3 of the original 3 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
58.0%
expected return
1 in 3.90
odds of any win
3 of 3
$5K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 0 of 1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 247,315 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 171,565 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.16 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.15 · 57.3% of price
Mid prizes $5K
$0.01 · 0.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
247,312 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, Aug 2026.
1M
tickets printed
0
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
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% 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
#6 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data.
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