Ranked 2nd of 69 Tickets in Pennsylvania
Festive $5,000Pennsylvania Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
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89
VALUESCORE
Excellent
At a glance
Festive $5,000 is a $50 ticket from the Pennsylvania Lottery. On ValueScore it earns 89/100 (Excellent), good for the top-ranked $50 ticket in Pennsylvania right now. Its overall odds of 1 in 3.47 are the best of the 5 $50 tickets Pennsylvania sells. It went on sale on October 31, 2026.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.47
Exp. Value
$0.80
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$5,000
Top Prizes Left
8,640
Prizes Remaining
Partial Data
ValueScore™
89 / 100
Excellent
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.80↑
GREAT VALUE
This is the top-ranked $50 ticket in Pennsylvania right now, and #2 of all 69 active Pennsylvania scratch-offs.
Why
↑Healthy inventory: a large share of this game's prizes are still unclaimed.
- The bigger prize tiers here have plenty left to win.
- Expected value of $0.80 per $1 is above average. More of each dollar comes back as prizes than most games.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated November 7$5,000
8,640 of 8,640 left
launch odds 1 in 162
now ~1 in 162
$500
3,975 of 3,985 left
launch odds 1 in 352
now ~1 in 352
$250
23,270 of 23,330 left
launch odds 1 in 60
now ~1 in 60
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 in 293 | 8,640 | 8,640 | 100% |
| $500 | 1 in 632 | 3,985 | 3,975 | 100% |
| $250 | 1 in 108 | 23,330 | 23,270 | 100% |
| $150 | 1 in 125 | 20,183 | 20,138 | 100% |
| $100 | 1 in 12 | 206,625 | 206,076 | 100% |
| $75 | 1 in 18 | 141,098 | 140,731 | 100% |
| $50 | 1 in 8 | 307,200 | Not reported | - |
“Not reported” = the lottery publishes remaining-prize counts for its top prizes only.
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$85,297,300
Current Prize Pool
$85,188,125
Payout Percentage
99.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
402,830
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
1,401,398
Estimated Remaining
1,397,820
% Remaining
99.7%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
89
VALUESCORE
Excellent
89
out of 100
Expected Value
36/40
Prize Quality
25/25
Win Frequency
13/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 11/7/2026
Game Details
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Game Number
- 1807
- Ticket Price
- $50
- Start Date
- 10/31/2026
- Payout %
- 80.4%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 11/7/2026
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$50.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.47 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Festive $5,000 scratch-off a good buy?
Yes. Festive $5,000 has a ValueScore of 89/100 (Excellent) and is the top-ranked $50 ticket in Pennsylvania right now. It pays back about $0.80 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Festive $5,000 scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Festive $5,000 are 1 in 3.47. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Festive $5,000?
The top prize for Festive $5,000 is $5,000. As of our latest update, 8,640 top prizes remain unclaimed.
When was Festive $5,000 released?
Festive $5,000 was released by the Pennsylvania Lottery on October 31, 2026. It is newly released, so the prize pool is essentially intact.
Every $50 ticket in Pennsylvania
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festive $5,000 (this game) | 89 | 1 in 3.47 | 80.4% | $5K · 8,640 |
| Million Dollar Win It All | 82 | 1 in 3.61 | 80.1% | $1M · 16 |
| Ca$h Money | 79 | 1 in 3.63 | 80.1% | $4M · 4 |
| $1,000,000 a Year for Life | 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 |