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Weak valueActive500 BUCKS · $5 · Wisconsin Lottery
500 BUCKS: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.17 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 of 19 · $5 WI games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#4 of 19 · $5 WI games
500 BUCKS is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 63.4%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 63.4%. 2,643 of the original 2,643 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed.
63.4%
expected return
1 in 3.90
odds of any win
2,643 of 2,643
$500 top prizes left
0%
claimed · 0 of 1.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 312,453 winning tickets still unclaimed.
9 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
17 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 461 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.17 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.17 · 63.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
312,453 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
1.2M
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
1.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% of top prizes remain with 100% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Wisconsin Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 WI peers
#4 of 19
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data.
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