$1,000,000 a Year for LifePennsylvania Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
$1,000,000 a Year for Life is a $50 ticket from the Pennsylvania Lottery. It pays back about $0.82 per $1 on average, in line with Pennsylvania's other $50 games. On ValueScore it earns 72/100 (Good), good for 3rd out of 4 $50 tickets in Pennsylvania.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- The game is early in its life, with the bulk of its prizes unclaimed.
- Middling prize quality: a fair number of the bigger prizes are still in play.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,500,000 | 1 in 1,320,000 | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| $100,000 | 1 in 660,000 | 10 | 6 | 60% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 146,667 | 45 | 35 | 78% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 24,000 | 275 | 188 | 68% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 474 | 13,915 | 9,598 | 69% |
| $500 | 1 in 67 | 99,000 | 67,939 | 69% |
| $100 | 1 in 20 | 330,000 | Not reported | - |
| $75 | 1 in 5 | 1,320,000 | Not reported | - |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since March 6, when our records for it began, 3 $14,500,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was between May 21 and July 9.
- May 21 to July 9, 20262 claimed · 2 left
- April 16, 20261 claimed · 4 left
From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
Game Details
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Game Number
- 1762
- Ticket Price
- $50
- Start Date
- 12/27/2025
- Payout %
- 82.0%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $50 ticket in Pennsylvania
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Million Dollar Win It All | 84 | 1 in 3.61 | 80.1% | $1M · 17 |
| Ca$h Money | 79 | 1 in 3.63 | 80.1% | $4M · 5 |
| $1,000,000 a Year for Life (this game) | 72 | 1 in 3.74 | 82.0% | $14.5M · 2 |
| $5,000,000 Lion’s Share | 52 | 1 in 4.16 | 80.1% | $5M · 1 |