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Average valueActiveLinked Wins · $5 · Ohio Lottery
Linked Wins: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.51 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#5 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
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▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#5 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
Linked Wins is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.2%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 71.0%. 1 of the original 4 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 88% of the 5.0M printed tickets have been sold.
70.2%
expected return
1 in 3.81
odds of any win
1 of 4
$100K top prizes left
88%
claimed · 4.4M of 5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 182,215 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
69 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 4,806 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.51 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.29 · 65.8% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $100K
$0.22 · 4.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
182,203 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
88% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2024.
5M
tickets printed
4.4M
tickets claimed · 88%
586k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
12%
25% of top prizes remain with only 12% 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
#5 of 20
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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