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Strong valueActive$2,000,000 Cash Blast · $20 · Ohio Lottery
$2,000,000 Cash Blast: Strong value. A $20 ticket pays back $17.16 on average.
▲ +6.2 pts vs launch#3 of 13 · $20 OH gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
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▲ +6.2 pts vs launch#3 of 13 · $20 OH gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$2,000,000 Cash Blast is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 85.8%, up 6.2 percentage points from the launch value of 79.6%. 3 of the original 4 $80K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 56% of the 4.0M printed tickets have been sold.
85.8%
expected return
1 in 3.7
odds of any win
3 of 4
$2M jackpots left
56%
claimed · 2.2M of 4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 506,859 winning tickets still unclaimed.
28 win more than $20
$30 – $250, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 202 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $17.16 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$13.88 · 69.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.05 · 0.3% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$3.23 · 16.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
69.7%
Just 3 tickets out of 1.8M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
506,834 winning tickets remain in this range: 81% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
56% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2024.
4M
tickets printed
2.2M
tickets claimed · 56%
1.8M
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
44%
75% of top prizes remain with only 44% 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
#3 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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