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Weak valueActive$5, $20 or $100 · $2 · Ohio Lottery
$5, $20 or $100: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.27 on average.
▼ -3.5 pts vs launch#8 of 13 · $2 OH games
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▼ -3.5 pts vs launch#8 of 13 · $2 OH games
$5, $20 or $100 is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 63.5%, down 3.5 percentage points from the launch value of 67.0%. 348 of the original 5,485 $100 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 92% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
63.5%
expected return
1 in 5.24
odds of any win
348 of 5,485
$100 top prizes left
92%
claimed · 5.5M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 103,346 winning tickets still unclaimed.
22 win more than $2
$5 or $20 or $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $1.27 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $100
$1.27 · 63.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $100 wins
103,346 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
92% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
6M
tickets printed
5.5M
tickets claimed · 92%
481k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
6%
Tickets left
8%
6% of top prizes remain with 8% 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 $2 OH peers
#8 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data.
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