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Average valueActiveHoliday Cash · $1 · Ohio Lottery
Holiday Cash: Average value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.70 on average.
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#2 of 10 · $1 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#2 of 10 · $1 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
Holiday Cash is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.0%, down 5.0 percentage points from the launch value of 75.0%. 165 of the original 840 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 762% of the 1.6M printed tickets have been sold.
70.0%
expected return
1 in 3.99
odds of any win
165 of 840
$500 top prizes left
762%
claimed · 12.4M of 1.6M printed
Value map
Where the $0.70 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $500
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
1,035,801 winning tickets remain in this range: 0% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
762% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
1.6M
tickets printed
12.4M
tickets claimed · 762%
0
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
20%
Tickets left
-662%
20% of top prizes remain with only -662% 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
#2 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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