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Poor valueActiveBlizzard Bucks · $1 · Ohio Lottery
Blizzard Bucks: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.53 on average.
▼ -9.0 pts vs launch#7 of 10 · $1 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
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▼ -9.0 pts vs launch#7 of 10 · $1 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
Blizzard Bucks is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 53.0%, down 9.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.0%. 149 of the original 1,318 $100 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 84% of the 5.0M printed tickets have been sold.
53.0%
expected return
1 in 4.75
odds of any win
149 of 1,318
$100 top prizes left
84%
claimed · 4.2M of 5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 285,895 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
18 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
64 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $0.53 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $100
$0.53 · 53.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $100 wins
285,895 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
84% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2025.
5M
tickets printed
4.2M
tickets claimed · 84%
797k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
11%
Tickets left
16%
11% of top prizes remain with 16% 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 $1 OH peers
#7 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM.
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