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Weak valueActiveInvaders from the Planet Moolah · $5 · Ohio Lottery
Invaders from the Planet Moolah: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.35 on average.
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#11 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#11 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM
Invaders from the Planet Moolah is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.0%, down 3.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 1 of the original 10 $150,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 89% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
67.0%
expected return
1 in 3.98
odds of any win
1 of 10
$150K top prizes left
89%
claimed · 5.3M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 179,647 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 5,658 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.35 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.05 · 60.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $150K
$0.30 · 6.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
179,624 winning tickets remain in this range: 91% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
89% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2025.
6M
tickets printed
5.3M
tickets claimed · 89%
668k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
10%
Tickets left
11%
10% of top prizes remain with 11% 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
#11 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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