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Decent valueActive$120,000,000 Payout$30 · $30 · Pennsylvania Lottery
$120,000,000 Payout$30: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $23.68 on average.
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#5 of 11 · $30 PA games
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#5 of 11 · $30 PA games
$120,000,000 Payout$30 is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 78.9%, down 0.4 percentage points from the launch value of 79.3%. 3 of the original 5 $2,500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 39% of the 5.4M printed tickets have been sold.
78.9%
expected return
1 in 3.09
odds of any win
3 of 5
$2.5M jackpots left
39%
claimed · 2.1M of 5.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,062,591 winning tickets still unclaimed.
20 win more than $30
$40 – $300, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 669 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $23.68 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $600
$20.08 · 66.9% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $250K
$1.32 · 4.4% of price
Jackpots $2.5M+
$2.28 · 7.6% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.3%
Just 3 tickets out of 3.3M carry the $2.5M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $600 wins
1,060,939 winning tickets remain in this range: 85% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
39% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
5.4M
tickets printed
2.1M
tickets claimed · 39%
3.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
60%
Tickets left
61%
60% of top prizes remain with 61% 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 $30 PA peers
#5 of 11
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data.
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