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Exceptional valueActive50th Anniversary · $50 · Ohio Lottery
50th Anniversary: Exceptional value. A $50 ticket pays back $55.65 on average.
▲ +24.2 pts vs launch#1 of 5 · $50 OH gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM
▲ +24.2 pts vs launch#1 of 5 · $50 OH gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM
50th Anniversary is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 111.3%, up 24.2 percentage points from the launch value of 87.1%. 2 of the original 3 $15000000 ($600K/YR/25YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 83% of the 10.1M printed tickets have been sold.
111.3%
expected return
1 in 3.97
odds of any win
2 of 3
$15M jackpots left
83%
claimed · 8.4M of 10.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 468,925 winning tickets still unclaimed.
27 win more than $50
$100 or $250, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 110 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $55.65 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $500
$34.03 · 68.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$3.89 · 7.8% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$17.73 · 35.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
75.8%
Just 5 tickets out of 1.7M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$100 – $500 wins
465,219 winning tickets remain in this range: 61% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
83% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2024.
10.1M
tickets printed
8.4M
tickets claimed · 83%
1.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
17%
67% of top prizes remain with only 17% 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 $50 OH peers
#1 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
50th Anniversary
111.3%
2
VIP Millions
91.7%
3
Millionaire Blowout
91.0%
4
Billion
90.1%
5
Ultimate $5,000,000
83.5%
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM.
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