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Poor valueActiveLoteria · $5 · Idaho Lottery
Loteria: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.91 on average.
▼ -11.8 pts vs launch#4 of 10 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:21 PM
▼ -11.8 pts vs launch#4 of 10 · $5 ID gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:21 PM
Loteria is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 58.2%, down 11.8 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 1 of the original 2 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 6% of the 0.7M printed tickets have been sold.
58.2%
expected return
1 in 3.52
odds of any win
1 of 2
$50K top prizes left
6%
claimed · 45k of 730k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 194,662 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 342,424 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.91 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.84 · 56.7% of price
Mid prizes $50K
$0.07 · 1.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
194,661 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
6% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
730k
tickets printed
45k
tickets claimed · 6%
685k
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
94%
50% of top prizes remain with 94% 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 $5 ID peers
#4 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:21 PM.
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