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Weak valueActiveSet For Life · $2 · Ohio Lottery
Set For Life: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.33 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#2 of 18 · $2 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#2 of 18 · $2 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
Set For Life is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.5%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.5%. 1 of the original 2 $730,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 47% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
66.5%
expected return
1 in 4.68
odds of any win
1 of 2
$730K top prizes left
47%
claimed · 2.8M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 723,118 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 82,283 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.33 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $100
$1.10 · 55.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $730K
$0.23 · 11.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
723,079 winning tickets remain in this range: 83% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
47% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
6M
tickets printed
2.8M
tickets claimed · 47%
3.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
53%
50% of top prizes remain with 53% 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
#2 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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