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Average valueActive$25, $50 or $250 · $5 · Ohio Lottery
$25, $50 or $250: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.52 on average.
▼ -2.6 pts vs launch#4 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
▼ -2.6 pts vs launch#4 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
$25, $50 or $250 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.4%, down 2.6 percentage points from the launch value of 73.0%. 77 of the original 3,652 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 99% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
70.4%
expected return
1 in 8.29
odds of any win
77 of 3,652
$250 top prizes left
99%
claimed · 5.9M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 21,195 winning tickets still unclaimed.
24 win more than $5
$25 or $50 or $250, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $3.52 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $25 – $250
$3.52 · 70.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$25 – $250 wins
21,195 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
99% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2024.
6M
tickets printed
5.9M
tickets claimed · 99%
88k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
2%
Tickets left
1%
2% of top prizes remain with only 1% 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 $5 OH peers
#4 of 20
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM.
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