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Average valueActive5 Times Lucky · $5 · Ohio Lottery
5 Times Lucky: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.44 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#5 of 14 · $5 OH games
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#5 of 14 · $5 OH games
5 Times Lucky is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.8%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 69.8%. 2 of the original 4 $250,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 40% of the 5.0M printed tickets have been sold.
68.8%
expected return
1 in 4.16
odds of any win
2 of 4
$250K top prizes left
40%
claimed · 2M of 5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 746,587 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 22,227 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.44 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.25 · 64.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $250K
$0.19 · 3.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
746,553 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
40% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
5M
tickets printed
2M
tickets claimed · 40%
3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
60%
50% of top prizes remain with 60% 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
#5 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data.
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