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Average valueActive$100 Blowout$5 · $5 · Pennsylvania Lottery
$100 Blowout$5: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.64 on average.
▼ -2.2 pts vs launch#13 of 20 · $5 PA games
▼ -2.2 pts vs launch#13 of 20 · $5 PA games
$100 Blowout$5 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.8%, down 2.2 percentage points from the launch value of 75.0%. 15,360 of the original 61,600 $100 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 73% of the 8.4M printed tickets have been sold.
72.8%
expected return
1 in 3.01
odds of any win
15,360 of 61,600
$100 top prizes left
73%
claimed · 6.1M of 8.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 753,469 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
20 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $3.64 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $100
$3.64 · 72.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $100 wins
753,469 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
73% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
8.4M
tickets printed
6.1M
tickets claimed · 73%
2.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
27%
25% of top prizes remain with 27% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Pennsylvania Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 PA peers
#13 of 20
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data.
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