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Weak valueActiveCelebrating 50 Years · $2 · Ohio Lottery
Celebrating 50 Years: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.24 on average.
▼ -13.0 pts vs launch#10 of 18 · $2 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
▼ -13.0 pts vs launch#10 of 18 · $2 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
Celebrating 50 Years is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.0%, down 13.0 percentage points from the launch value of 75.0%. 336 of the original 6,250 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 93% of the 5.0M printed tickets have been sold.
62.0%
expected return
1 in 4.11
odds of any win
336 of 6,250
$250 top prizes left
93%
claimed · 4.7M of 5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 106,118 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $2
$5 – $250, an actual profit
20 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $1.24 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $250
$1.24 · 62.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $250 wins
106,118 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
93% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2024.
5M
tickets printed
4.7M
tickets claimed · 93%
326k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
5%
Tickets left
7%
5% of top prizes remain with 7% 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 $2 OH peers
#10 of 18
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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