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Weak valueActiveGnomebody is Luckier · $2 · Ohio Lottery
Gnomebody is Luckier: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.29 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#7 of 18 · $2 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
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▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#7 of 18 · $2 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
Gnomebody is Luckier is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 64.5%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 66.5%. 2 of the original 5 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 57% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
64.5%
expected return
1 in 4.11
odds of any win
2 of 5
$10K top prizes left
57%
claimed · 3.4M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 648,964 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 23,833 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.29 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.27 · 63.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.02 · 1.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
648,939 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
57% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
6M
tickets printed
3.4M
tickets claimed · 57%
2.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
40%
Tickets left
43%
40% of top prizes remain with 43% 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
#7 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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