PICK 5 – Prizes & Chances

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PICK 5 is the fun PA Lottery game with a top Lottery payout of $50,000! You can win in PICK 5 day or PICK 5 evening top prize by matching the winning lottery numbers in the exact order in which they are drawn (straight). Check out the chart below for more ways to win and details on PA Lottery payouts for PICK 5. View PICK 5 official rules and the PICK 5 with Wild Ball official rules.

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PICK 5 PRIZES:

PLAY TYPE† – Straight

MATCH	5 digits in exact order
PICK	Any 5 digits
PRIZE	$50,000
CHANCES OF WINNING	1 in 100,000

PLAY TYPE† – Box

MATCH	5 digits in any order
PICK	4 of the same digits plus 1 different digit
PRIZE	$10,000
CHANCES OF WINNING	1 in 20,000

PLAY TYPE† – Box

MATCH	5 digits in any order
PICK	3 of the same digits plus 1 different pair of digits
PRIZE	$5,000
CHANCES OF WINNING	1 in 10,000

PLAY TYPE† – Box

MATCH	5 digits in any order
PICK	3 of the same digits plus 2 distinct digits
PRIZE	$2,500
CHANCES OF WINNING	1 in 5,000

PLAY TYPE† – Box

MATCH	5 digits in any order
PICK	2 different pairs of digits plus 1 distinct digit
PRIZE	$1,700
CHANCES OF WINNING	1 in 3,333

PLAY TYPE† – Box

MATCH	5 digits in any order
PICK	1 pair of digits plus 3 distinct digits
PRIZE	$850
CHANCES OF WINNING	1 in 1,667

PLAY TYPE† – Box

MATCH	5 digits in any order
PICK	Any 5 distinct digits
PRIZE	$425
CHANCES OF WINNING	1 in 833.33

PLAY TYPE† – Front Four

MATCH	First 4 digits in exact order
PICK	Any 4 digits
PRIZE	$5,000
CHANCES OF WINNING	1 in 10,000

PLAY TYPE† – Back Four

MATCH	Last 4 digits in exact order
PICK	Any 4 digits
PRIZE	$5,000
CHANCES OF WINNING	1 in 10,000

PLAY TYPE† – Front Three

MATCH	First 3 digits in exact order
PICK	Any 3 digits
PRIZE	$500
CHANCES OF WINNING	1 in 1,000

PLAY TYPE† – Back Three

MATCH	Last 3 digits in exact order
PICK	Any 3 digits
PRIZE	$500
CHANCES OF WINNING	1 in 1,000

PLAY TYPE† – Front Pair

MATCH	First 2 digits in exact order
PICK	Any 2 digits
PRIZE	$50
CHANCES OF WINNING	1 in 100

PLAY TYPE† – Back Pair

MATCH	Last 2 digits in exact order
PICK	Any 2 digits
PRIZE	$50
CHANCES OF WINNING	1 in 100

PLAY TYPE ^††	MATCH	PICK	PRIZE	CHANCES OF WINNNING
STRAIGHT	5 digits in exact order	Any 5 digits	$50,000	1 in 100,000
BOX	5 digits in any order	4 of the same digits plus 1 different digit	$10,000	1 in 20,000
BOX	5 digits in any order	3 of the same digits plus 1 different pair of digits	$5,000	1 in 10,000
BOX	5 digits in any order	3 of the same digits plus 2 distinct digits	$2,500	1 in 5,000
BOX	5 digits in any order	2 different pairs of digits plus 1 distinct digit	$1,700	1 in 3,333
BOX	5 digits in any order	1 pair of digits plus 3 distinct digits	$850	1 in 1,667
BOX	5 digits in any order	Any 5 distinct digits	$425	1 in 833.33
FRONT FOUR	First 4 digits in exact order	Any 4 digits	$5,000	1 in 10,000
BACK FOUR	Last 4 digits in exact order	Any 4 digits	$5,000	1 in 10,000
FRONT THREE	First 3 digits in exact order	Any 3 digits	$500	1 in 1,000
BACK THREE	Last 3 digits in exact order	Any 3 digits	$500	1 in 1,000
FRONT PAIR	First 2 digits in exact order	Any 2 digits	$50	1 in 100
BACK PAIR	Last 2 digits in exact order	Any 2 digits	$50	1 in 100

†Cost is $1 per play.

PICK 5 PRIZES WITH WILD BALL:

PLAY TYPE¹	PICK 5 BASE GAME PRIZE	WILD BALL PRIZE	WILD BALL CHANCES OF WINNING
STRAIGHT	$50,000	$12,000	1 in 20,000
BOX (5-WAY)	$10,000	$2,400	1 in 4,000
BOX (10-WAY)	$5,000	$1,200	1 in 2,000
BOX (20-WAY)	$2,500	$600	1 in 1,000
BOX (30-WAY)	$1,700	$400	1 in 667
BOX (60-WAY)	$850	$200	1 in 333
BOX (120-WAY)	$425	$100	1 in 167
FRONT FOUR	$5,000	$1,500	1 in 2,500
BACK FOUR	$5,000	$1,500	1 in 2,500
FRONT THREE	$500	$200	1 in 333
BACK THREE	$500	$200	1 in 333
FRONT PAIR	$50	$30	1 in 50
BACK PAIR	$50	$30	1 in 50

¹PICK 5 with Wild Ball (based on $1 per play)

To learn more about how Wild Ball works, click here. Back to Top

PICK 5 EXAMPLE CHART:

The play type and your numbers are in the first column.

PLAY TYPE^† YOU PLAY	YOU PLAY	DRAWING RESULT	PRIZE
STRAIGHT 1-2-3-4-5	1-2-3-4-5	1-2-3-4-5	$50,000
BOX 1-1-1-1-2	1-1-1-1-2	1-1-1-1-2 (in any order)	$10,000
BOX 1-1-1-2-2	1-1-1-2-2	1-1-1-2-2 (in any order)	$5,000
BOX 1-1-1-2-3	1-1-1-2-3	1-1-1-2-3 (in any order)	$2,500
BOX 1-1-2-2-3	1-1-2-2-3	1-1-2-2-3 (in any order)	$1,700
BOX 1-1-2-3-4	1-1-2-3-4	1-1-2-3-4 (in any order)	$850
BOX 1-2-3-4-5	1-2-3-4-5	1-2-3-4-5 (in any order)	$425
FRONT FOUR 1-2-3-4-X	1-2-3-4-X	1-2-3-4-5	$5,000
BACK FOUR X-1-2-3-4	X-1-2-3-4	5-1-2-3-4	$5,000
FRONT THREE 1-2-3-X-X	1-2-3-X-X	1-2-3-4-5	$500
BACK THREE X-X-1-2-3	X-X-1-2-3	4-5-1-2-3	$500
FRONT PAIR 1-2-X-X-X	1-2-X-X-X	1-2-3-4-5	$50
BACK PAIR X-X-X-1-2	X-X-X-1-2	3-4-5-1-2	$50

†Cost is $1 per play.

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PICK 5 Advance Play

PICK 5 tickets may be purchased up to seven draws (one week) in advance.

How to Claim a PICK 5 Prize

Take your winning ticket to a PA Lottery Games retailer to validate. The retailer may pay valid prizes up to and including $2,500 per ticket. If the Lottery payout is over $600, you must complete a claim form. You must also file a claim form for any winning Lottery ticket older than 180 days.

For more details, see how to claim a Lottery prize.