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Strong valueActiveExtreme Millions · $30 · Ohio Lottery
Extreme Millions: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $24.61 on average.
▼ -1.1 pts vs launch#7 of 7 · $30 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM
▼ -1.1 pts vs launch#7 of 7 · $30 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM
Extreme Millions is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.0%, down 1.1 percentage points from the launch value of 83.1%. 1 of the original 3 $400K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 68% of the 22.0M printed tickets have been sold.
82.0%
expected return
1 in 2.87
odds of any win
1 of 3
$10M jackpots left
68%
claimed · 15M of 22M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,649,939 winning tickets still unclaimed.
24 win more than $30
$40 – $200, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
63 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 173 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $24.61 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$19.77 · 65.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$1.68 · 5.6% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$3.16 · 10.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.5%
Just 15 tickets out of 7M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
2,643,454 winning tickets remain in this range: 80% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
68% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2018.
22M
tickets printed
15M
tickets claimed · 68%
7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
32%
33% of top prizes remain with only 32% 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 $30 OH peers
#7 of 7
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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