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Weak valueActivePink Diamond · $2 · Ohio Lottery
Pink Diamond: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.25 on average.
▼ -3.5 pts vs launch#8 of 18 · $2 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
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▼ -3.5 pts vs launch#8 of 18 · $2 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
Pink Diamond is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.5%, down 3.5 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 2 of the original 10 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 67% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
62.5%
expected return
1 in 4.31
odds of any win
2 of 10
$10K top prizes left
67%
claimed · 4M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 475,002 winning tickets still unclaimed.
9 win more than $2
$5 – $100, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 32,179 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.25 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.24 · 61.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.01 · 0.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
474,994 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
67% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2025.
6M
tickets printed
4M
tickets claimed · 67%
2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
20%
Tickets left
33%
20% of top prizes remain with 33% 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 $2 OH peers
#8 of 18
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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