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Weak valueActiveJoker's Wild · $5 · Ohio Lottery
Joker's Wild: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.32 on average.
▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#14 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM
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▼ -4.0 pts vs launch#14 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM
Joker's Wild is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.4%, down 4.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.4%. 0 of the original 4 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 91% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
66.4%
expected return
1 in 4.58
odds of any win
0 of 4
$100K top prizes left
91%
claimed · 5.5M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 153,086 winning tickets still unclaimed.
29 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
0 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 6,714 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.32 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$3.32 · 66.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
153,085 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
91% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2025.
6M
tickets printed
5.5M
tickets claimed · 91%
530k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
9%
0% of top prizes remain with 9% 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
#14 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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