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Average valueActiveGoat Load of Cash Crossword$5 · $5 · Pennsylvania Lottery
Goat Load of Cash Crossword$5: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.51 on average.
▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#15 of 17 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:15 PM
▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#15 of 17 · $5 PA gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:15 PM
Goat Load of Cash Crossword$5 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Pennsylvania state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.2%, down 1.4 percentage points from the launch value of 71.6%. 1 of the original 10 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 82% of the 13.2M printed tickets have been sold.
70.2%
expected return
1 in 4.44
odds of any win
1 of 10
$200K top prizes left
82%
claimed · 10.8M of 13.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 542,520 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,730 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.51 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.29 · 65.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $200K
$0.22 · 4.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
542,425 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
82% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
13.2M
tickets printed
10.8M
tickets claimed · 82%
2.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
10%
Tickets left
18%
10% of top prizes remain with 18% 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
#15 of 17
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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