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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 $23.53 on average.
▼ -0.9 pts vs launch#6 of 10 · $30 PA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:15 PM
▼ -0.9 pts vs launch#6 of 10 · $30 PA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:15 PM
$120,000,000 Payout$30 is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 78.4%, down 0.9 percentage points from the launch value of 79.3%. 3 of the original 5 $2,500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 32% of the 5.4M printed tickets have been sold.
78.4%
expected return
1 in 3.09
odds of any win
3 of 5
$2.5M jackpots left
32%
claimed · 1.7M of 5.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,193,824 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 668 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $23.53 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $600
$20.09 · 67.0% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $250K
$1.41 · 4.7% of price
Jackpots $2.5M+
$2.03 · 6.8% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.7%
Just 3 tickets out of 3.7M 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
1,191,976 winning tickets remain in this range: 85% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
32% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
5.4M
tickets printed
1.7M
tickets claimed · 32%
3.7M
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
68%
60% of top prizes remain with 68% 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
#6 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:15 PM.
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