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Average valueActiveGalactic Cash · $30 · Idaho Lottery
Galactic Cash: Average value. A $30 ticket pays back $22.12 on average.
▲ +0.7 pts vs launch#1 of 1 · $30 ID gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:22 PM
▲ +0.7 pts vs launch#1 of 1 · $30 ID gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:22 PM
Galactic Cash is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.7%, up 0.7 percentage points from the launch value of 73.1%. 1 of the original 2 $300,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 57% of the 0.3M printed tickets have been sold.
73.7%
expected return
1 in 2.95
odds of any win
1 of 2
$300K top prizes left
57%
claimed · 191k of 337k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 49,434 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $30
$50 or $100 or $300, an actual profit
18 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,209 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $22.12 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$19.61 · 65.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $300K
$2.51 · 8.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
49,404 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
57% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2025.
337k
tickets printed
191k
tickets claimed · 57%
146k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
43%
50% of top prizes remain with only 43% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Idaho Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $30 ID peers
Only $30 game tracked in Idaho
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
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Galactic Cash
73.7%
Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:22 PM.
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