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Decent valueActive$1,000,000 Cash Payout · $20 · Ohio Lottery
$1,000,000 Cash Payout: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.56 on average.
▲ +0.6 pts vs launch#7 of 13 · $20 OH gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
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▲ +0.6 pts vs launch#7 of 13 · $20 OH gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$1,000,000 Cash Payout is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.8%, up 0.6 percentage points from the launch value of 77.2%. 2 of the original 4 $40K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 58% of the 4.0M printed tickets have been sold.
77.8%
expected return
1 in 3.0
odds of any win
2 of 4
$1M jackpots left
58%
claimed · 2.3M of 4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 561,509 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $20
$30 – $250, an actual profit
16 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 277 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.56 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$14.34 · 71.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.05 · 0.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.17 · 5.8% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.0%
Just 2 tickets out of 1.7M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
561,478 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
58% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2025.
4M
tickets printed
2.3M
tickets claimed · 58%
1.7M
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
42%
50% of top prizes remain with only 42% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Ohio Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $20 OH peers
#7 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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