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Weak valueActiveAvailable as Online Game · $1 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Available as Online Game: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.65 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $1 PA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:15 PM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $1 PA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:15 PM
Available as Online Game is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 12 of the original 20 $2,500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 26% of the 8.4M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 4.32
odds of any win
12 of 20
$3K top prizes left
26%
claimed · 2.2M of 8.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,435,076 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 53,929 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.65 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $500
$0.65 · 64.5% of price
Mid prizes $3K
$0.00 · 0.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
1,435,064 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
26% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
8.4M
tickets printed
2.2M
tickets claimed · 26%
6.2M
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
74%
60% of top prizes remain with 74% 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 $1 PA peers
#2 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
5 Star Wins$1
65.0%
2
Available as Online Game
65.0%
3
A Latte Money$1
65.0%
4
Simply A Buck$1
63.0%
5
Ho Ho Ho$1
63.0%
6
$500 a Week for Life$1
52.0%
Figures from Pennsylvania Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:15 PM.
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