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Poor valueActiveWIN $500 · $5 · Wisconsin Lottery
WIN $500: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.94 on average.
▼ -5.2 pts vs launch#12 of 16 · $5 WI gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:10 PM
▼ -5.2 pts vs launch#12 of 16 · $5 WI gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:10 PM
WIN $500 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 58.8%, down 5.2 percentage points from the launch value of 64.0%. 2,495 of the original 3,284 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 1.5M printed tickets have been sold.
58.8%
expected return
1 in 4.00
odds of any win
2,495 of 3,284
$500 top prizes left
0%
claimed · 3k of 1.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 363,124 winning tickets still unclaimed.
8 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
17 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 588 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.94 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.94 · 58.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
363,124 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, May 2026.
1.5M
tickets printed
3k
tickets claimed · 0%
1.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
76%
Tickets left
100%
76% 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
#12 of 16
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:10 PM.
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