The odds of winning any prize on ELF are 1 in 3.52 (28.43%). Those are the odds printed when the game launched, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for its smaller prizes.

Yes. 3 of the 5 $250,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 30, 2026. We estimate about 11% of the game's 8,407,379 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. ELF is on sale at Pennsylvania Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 16 $5 Pennsylvania scratch-offs on sale, ELF ranks #3 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.52 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is $100 Blowout, where 1 in 3.09 tickets wins at least $5 back.

ELF has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $250,000 at 1 in 468,926 (2 of 5 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 156,309 (4 of 35 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 44,660 (15 of 160 left); $500+ at 1 in 3,692 (233 of 2,450 left); $100+ at 1 in 301 (2,859 of 28,210 left); $50+ at 1 in 90.9 (7,201 of 61,600 left). Printed odds, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for these: $25+ at 1 in 29.1 (196,000 printed); $20+ at 1 in 14.8 (280,000 printed); $10+ at 1 in 7.44 (560,000 printed); $5+ at 1 in 3.52 (1,260,000 printed).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one ELF ticket are 1 in 3.52 (28.43%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.44 (13.43%).

ELF costs $5 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Pennsylvania Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Pennsylvania instant games and Pennsylvania scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Pennsylvania Lottery lists them under "Scratch-Offs" on its own site. "Instant Games" is simply what most players in Pennsylvania call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. In Pennsylvania, "instant games" and "instant tickets" mean these same paper tickets you buy at a retailer — not the lottery's online games. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

ELF, a $5 Pennsylvania scratch-off, was released on Nov 22, 2025 by the Pennsylvania Lottery.