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Average valueActivePlinko · $5 · Ohio Lottery
Plinko: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.54 on average.
▲ +0.8 pts vs launch#3 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM
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▲ +0.8 pts vs launch#3 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM
Plinko is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.8%, up 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 2 of the original 4 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 64% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
70.8%
expected return
1 in 4.43
odds of any win
2 of 4
$100K top prizes left
64%
claimed · 3.8M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 494,966 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 10,490 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.54 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.43 · 68.7% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $100K
$0.11 · 2.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
494,955 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
64% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2025.
6M
tickets printed
3.8M
tickets claimed · 64%
2.2M
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
36%
50% of top prizes remain with only 36% 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
#3 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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