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Exceptional valueActiveBillion · $50 · Ohio Lottery
Billion: Exceptional value. A $50 ticket pays back $44.92 on average.
▲ +3.3 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $50 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM
▲ +3.3 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $50 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM
Billion is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 89.8%, up 3.3 percentage points from the launch value of 86.6%. 2 of the original 4 $1M/YR FOR 20 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 63% of the 25.9M printed tickets have been sold.
89.8%
expected return
1 in 4.10
odds of any win
2 of 4
$20M jackpots left
63%
claimed · 16.4M of 25.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,321,340 winning tickets still unclaimed.
24 win more than $50
$100 or $250, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 140 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $44.92 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $500
$31.77 · 63.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$4.22 · 8.4% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$8.93 · 17.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.0%
Just 47 tickets out of 9.5M 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
2,302,423 winning tickets remain in this range: 71% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
63% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2023.
25.9M
tickets printed
16.4M
tickets claimed · 63%
9.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
37%
50% of top prizes remain with only 37% 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
#2 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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