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Average valueActiveAces And 8s · $5 · Ohio Lottery
Aces And 8s: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.43 on average.
▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#7 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM
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▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#7 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM
Aces And 8s is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.6%, down 1.4 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 3 of the original 8 $150,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 52% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
68.6%
expected return
1 in 3.98
odds of any win
3 of 8
$150K top prizes left
52%
claimed · 3.1M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 736,746 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,158 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.43 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.21 · 64.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $150K
$0.22 · 4.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
736,655 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
52% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
6M
tickets printed
3.1M
tickets claimed · 52%
2.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
38%
Tickets left
48%
38% of top prizes remain with 48% 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
#7 of 20
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM.
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