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Poor valueActivePong · $2 · Idaho Lottery
Pong: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.18 on average.
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $2 ID games
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $2 ID games
Pong is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Idaho state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.0%, down 3.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.0%. 1 of the original 2 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
59.0%
expected return
1 in 3.92
odds of any win
1 of 2
$10K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 2k of 487k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 123,562 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 96,905 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.18 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.16 · 58.0% of price
Mid prizes $10K
$0.02 · 1.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
123,561 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
487k
tickets printed
2k
tickets claimed · 0%
485k
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
Idaho Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $2 ID peers
#2 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Idaho Lottery published claim data.
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