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Exceptional valueActive50th Anniversary · $50 · Ohio Lottery
50th Anniversary: Exceptional value. A $50 ticket pays back $53.81 on average.
▲ +20.6 pts vs launch#1 of 4 · $50 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM
▲ +20.6 pts vs launch#1 of 4 · $50 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM
50th Anniversary is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 107.6%, up 20.6 percentage points from the launch value of 87.1%. 2 of the original 3 $15000000 ($600K/YR/25YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 81% of the 10.1M printed tickets have been sold.
107.6%
expected return
1 in 3.97
odds of any win
2 of 3
$15M jackpots left
81%
claimed · 8.2M of 10.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 522,479 winning tickets still unclaimed.
26 win more than $50
$100 or $250, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 111 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $53.81 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $500
$34.05 · 68.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$3.85 · 7.7% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$15.91 · 31.8% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
75.8%
Just 5 tickets out of 1.9M 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
518,360 winning tickets remain in this range: 63% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
81% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2024.
10.1M
tickets printed
8.2M
tickets claimed · 81%
1.9M
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
19%
67% of top prizes remain with only 19% 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 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM.
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