Pennsylvania scratch-off statistics
69 games on sale · average odds 1 in 3.64 · 240 top prizes of $10,000+ still out there
Pennsylvania at a glance
Updated November 7, 2026. These numbers cover every scratch-off Pennsylvania is selling right now.
What each ticket price gets you in Pennsylvania
More expensive tickets usually have better odds and pay back more of what you spend. Here is every Pennsylvania game grouped by ticket price.
| Price | Games | % of games | Average odds | Average payout | Average ValueScore™ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1 tickets | 8 | 12% | 1 in 4.21 | 65.5% | 31.5 |
| $2 tickets | 5 | 7% | 1 in 3.63 | 70.5% | 41.5 |
| $3 tickets | 4 | 6% | 1 in 3.91 | 68.4% | 35.0 |
| $5 tickets | 15 | 22% | 1 in 3.91 | 73.7% | 37.2 |
| $10 tickets | 15 | 22% | 1 in 3.48 | 75.6% | 54.7 |
| $20 tickets | 6 | 9% | 1 in 3.27 | 78.1% | 69.8 |
| $30 tickets | 11 | 16% | 1 in 3.16 | 78.5% | 72.7 |
| $50 tickets | 5 | 7% | 1 in 3.72 | 80.5% | 75.1 |
How much Pennsylvania spends on scratch-offs each year
These numbers come from the Pennsylvanialottery's own yearly reports. "FY" means fiscal year, the lottery's budget year. "Per person" is scratch-off sales divided by everyone who lives in the state (13,018,639 people), not just people who play. Population is from the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025).
| Year | Scratch-off sales | All lottery sales | Scratch-off % | Per person | Money to the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025-26 | $2.88B | $4.44B | 64.9% | $221 | $1.01B |
| FY2024-25 | $2.91B | $4.31B | 67.5% | $224 | $1.05B |
| FY2023-24 | $3.10B | $4.80B | 64.7% | $238 | $1.22B |
| FY2022-23 | $3.35B | $4.98B | 67.2% | $257 | $1.10B |
| FY2021-22 | $3.51B | $5.01B | 70.1% | $270 | $1.20B |
| FY2020-21 | $3.76B | $5.30B | 70.9% | $289 | $1.30B |
| FY2019-20 | $3.20B | $4.47B | 71.7% | $246 | $1.14B |
| FY2018-19 | $2.99B | $4.50B | 66.4% | $230 | $1.14B |
Scratch-off sales went down 3.7% over FY2018 to 19-FY2025-26. That doesn't account for inflation, and some of the change comes from tickets getting more expensive, not from people buying more of them.
- Pennsylvania Lottery FY2018-19 Annual Report (year ended June 30, 2019)
- Pennsylvania Lottery FY2019-20 Annual Report (year ended June 30, 2020)
- Pennsylvania Lottery FY2020-21 Annual Report (year ended June 30, 2021)
- Pennsylvania Lottery FY2021-22 Annual Report (year ended June 30, 2022)
- Pennsylvania Lottery FY2022-23 Annual Report (year ended June 30, 2023)
- Pennsylvania Lottery FY2023-24 Annual Report (year ended June 30, 2024)
- Pennsylvania Lottery FY2024-25 Annual Report (year ended June 30, 2025)
- Pennsylvania Lottery FY2025-26 Annual Report (year ended June 30, 2026)
Total sales is the lottery's "total traditional game sales" line. Pennsylvania publishes no combined all-products figure and reports iLottery separately, so online games are excluded here. Scratch-offs exclude the separate Fast Play line. The final column is total net revenue, which Pennsylvania dedicates entirely to programs for older residents rather than transferring to a separate fund. These statements are the lottery's own official annual publication and carry no auditor's opinion; each year cross-checks against the Act 201 profit report and against the following year's prior-year column.
What Pennsylvania players bought in FY2025-26
Sales for every game in the Pennsylvania lottery's FY2025-26report, biggest first. "Share" is each game's part of the total. Every lottery counts online sales its own way, so we note how each one is counted next to the number. Don’t compare it directly with store sales.
| Game | Sales | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scratch-offsSCRATCH-OFFS | $2.88B | 53.8% |
| Multi-state draw gamesPOWERBALL/POWERPLAY/DOUBLEPLAY | $322.5M | 6.0% |
| MEGAMILLIONS/MEGAPLIER | $123.7M | 2.3% |
| CASH4LIFE | $14.8M | 0.3% |
| MILLIONAIRE FOR LIFE | $13.7M | 0.3% |
| In-state draw gamesPICK 3 | $239.2M | 4.5% |
| PICK 4 | $214.9M | 4.0% |
| FAST PLAY | $186.2M | 3.5% |
| MATCH 6 | $129.0M | 2.4% |
| CASH 5 | $92.1M | 1.7% |
| PICK 5 | $54.3M | 1.0% |
| WILD BALL | $51.6M | 1.0% |
| KENO | $34.0M | 0.6% |
| TREASURE HUNT | $29.9M | 0.6% |
| CASH POP | $24.6M | 0.5% |
| XPRESS SPORTS | $11.9M | 0.2% |
| RAFFLE | $10.0M | 0.2% |
| PICK 2 | $5.7M | 0.1% |
| SMART CHIP PLAY | $2.4M | 0.0% |
| Online / digitaliLottery PLAYS (eInstant games)(plays, gross) | $849.1M | 15.9% |
| iLottery draw-game sales(gross wagers) | $61.2M | 1.1% |
| Total | $5.35B | 100% |
Pennsylvania prints Powerball with its Power Play and Double Play add-ons as one line.
Pennsylvania prints Mega Millions with its Megaplier add-on as one line.
Fast Play is a terminal-printed instant game that Pennsylvania reports separately from scratch-offs.
The statement labels online instant wagers "PLAYS" and does not define the term; it is the top line from which prize payout and promotions are deducted to reach gross gaming revenue (849,135,169 less 757,003,650 less 13,021,159 equals the printed 79,110,360), so it is gross wagers. Not included in the traditional sales total.
Draw games sold online, reported on the iLottery page and not included in the traditional sales total.
How many Pennsylvania top prizes get claimed each month
We check how many prizes are left in every game, every day. This chart shows how many top prizes were claimed each month, across 58 games with a top prize of $10,000 or more. That's 165 top prizes claimed in total.
Top prizes claimed each month. We only count a new game from the day we started tracking it, so its first month can look low.
How Pennsylvania games score
Our ValueScore™ rates each game from 0 to 100. It looks at how much the game pays back, how good the prizes are, how often it wins, and how many big prizes are left. Games are scored against other games in Pennsylvania, so a high score means it's one of the better tickets in the state.
See every game ranked on the Pennsylvania ValueScore™ ranking, or compare Pennsylvania with other states on the all-states page.
Common questions
How many scratch-off games does Pennsylvania have?
Pennsylvania has 69 scratch-off games on sale right now, priced from $1 to $50. 11 new games came out in the last 90 days.
What are the average odds on a Pennsylvania scratch-off?
The average odds of winning any prize on a Pennsylvania scratch-off are 1 in 3.64. The game with the best odds right now is 1 in 2.72. These odds count every prize, including wins that only give you your money back.
How much top-prize money is still out there in Pennsylvania?
At least $194.7M in top prizes hasn't been won yet in Pennsylvania, spread across 240 top prizes. The real number is higher. We only count top prizes worth $10,000 or more, and only in games where the lottery tells us how many are left.
How much does Pennsylvania sell in scratch-off tickets?
Pennsylvania sold $2.9B in scratch-off tickets in FY2025-26. That was 64.9% of all its lottery sales, or about $221 for every person in the state. These numbers come from Pennsylvania Lottery FY2025-26 Annual Report (year ended June 30, 2026).