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Strong valueActive$500,000 Bankroll · $10 · Ohio Lottery
$500,000 Bankroll: Strong value. A $10 ticket pays back $8.41 on average.
▲ +11.0 pts vs launch#2 of 20 · $10 OH gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM
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▲ +11.0 pts vs launch#2 of 20 · $10 OH gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM
$500,000 Bankroll is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 84.1%, up 11.0 percentage points from the launch value of 73.1%. 1 of the original 4 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 94% of the 5.0M printed tickets have been sold.
84.1%
expected return
1 in 3.90
odds of any win
1 of 4
$500K top prizes left
94%
claimed · 4.7M of 5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 97,743 winning tickets still unclaimed.
32 win more than $10
$20 – $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,997 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $8.41 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$6.54 · 65.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$1.87 · 18.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
97,733 winning tickets remain in this range: 78% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
94% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2025.
5M
tickets printed
4.7M
tickets claimed · 94%
304k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
6%
25% of top prizes remain with only 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 $10 OH peers
#2 of 20
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM.
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