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Weak valueActiveHoliday Lucky Times 10 · $5 · Ohio Lottery
Holiday Lucky Times 10: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.23 on average.
▼ -6.4 pts vs launch#16 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM
▼ -6.4 pts vs launch#16 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM
Holiday Lucky Times 10 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 64.6%, down 6.4 percentage points from the launch value of 71.0%. 1 of the original 6 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 92% of the 7.0M printed tickets have been sold.
64.6%
expected return
1 in 3.58
odds of any win
1 of 6
$100K top prizes left
92%
claimed · 6.4M of 7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 157,782 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
16 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 6,818 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.23 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.98 · 59.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.25 · 5.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
157,767 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
92% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
7M
tickets printed
6.4M
tickets claimed · 92%
552k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
17%
Tickets left
8%
17% of top prizes remain with only 8% 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 $5 OH peers
#16 of 20
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM.
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