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Average valueActive$2,000,000 Extreme Cash · $20 · Ohio Lottery
$2,000,000 Extreme Cash: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $13.87 on average.
▼ -8.9 pts vs launch#10 of 13 · $20 OH gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -8.9 pts vs launch#10 of 13 · $20 OH gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$2,000,000 Extreme Cash is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.3%, down 8.9 percentage points from the launch value of 78.2%. 0 of the original 2 $80K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 94% of the 2.6M printed tickets have been sold.
69.3%
expected return
1 in 3.2
odds of any win
0 of 2
$2M jackpots left
94%
claimed · 2.4M of 2.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 66,405 winning tickets still unclaimed.
40 win more than $20
$30 or $100 or $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
60 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 299 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $13.87 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$13.85 · 69.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.02 · 0.1% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
69.3%
Just 0 tickets out of 163k 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
66,400 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
94% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2025.
2.6M
tickets printed
2.4M
tickets claimed · 94%
163k
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
6%
0% of top prizes remain with 6% 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
#10 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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