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Strong valueActive$300,000,000 Extreme Cash · $30 · Ohio Lottery
$300,000,000 Extreme Cash: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $25.73 on average.
▲ +1.2 pts vs launch#2 of 7 · $30 OH gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
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▲ +1.2 pts vs launch#2 of 7 · $30 OH gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
$300,000,000 Extreme Cash is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 85.8%, up 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 84.6%. 6 of the original 8 $200K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 33% of the 13.0M printed tickets have been sold.
85.8%
expected return
1 in 3.4
odds of any win
6 of 8
$5M jackpots left
33%
claimed · 4.3M of 13M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,593,721 winning tickets still unclaimed.
29 win more than $30
$50 or $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 109 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $25.73 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$20.20 · 67.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$2.13 · 7.1% of price
Jackpots $5M+
$3.40 · 11.3% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
74.4%
Just 6 tickets out of 8.7M carry the $5M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
2,579,467 winning tickets remain in this range: 78% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
33% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2023.
13M
tickets printed
4.3M
tickets claimed · 33%
8.7M
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
67%
75% of top prizes remain with only 67% 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 $30 OH peers
#2 of 7
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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