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Exceptional valueActiveHoliday Millions · $30 · Ohio Lottery
Holiday Millions: Exceptional value. A $30 ticket pays back $27.56 on average.
▲ +8.4 pts vs launch#1 of 7 · $30 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM
▲ +8.4 pts vs launch#1 of 7 · $30 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM
Holiday Millions is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 91.9%, up 8.4 percentage points from the launch value of 83.5%. 1 of the original 2 $80K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 82% of the 2.0M printed tickets have been sold.
91.9%
expected return
1 in 3.21
odds of any win
1 of 2
$2M jackpots left
82%
claimed · 1.6M of 2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 131,359 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $30
$50 or $100, an actual profit
23 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 44 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $27.56 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$22.40 · 74.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.41 · 1.4% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$4.74 · 15.8% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
76.1%
Just 1 ticket out of 367k carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
131,250 winning tickets remain in this range: 81% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
82% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
2M
tickets printed
1.6M
tickets claimed · 82%
367k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
18%
50% of top prizes remain with only 18% 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
#1 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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