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Strong valueActiveUltimate $5,000,000 · $50 · Ohio Lottery
Ultimate $5,000,000: Strong value. A $50 ticket pays back $41.45 on average.
▼ -3.4 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $50 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM
▼ -3.4 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $50 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM
Ultimate $5,000,000 is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.9%, down 3.4 percentage points from the launch value of 86.3%. 3 of the original 6 $200K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 29% of the 5.0M printed tickets have been sold.
82.9%
expected return
1 in 3.61
odds of any win
3 of 6
$5M jackpots left
29%
claimed · 1.5M of 5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,021,920 winning tickets still unclaimed.
28 win more than $50
$100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 93 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $41.45 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $500
$30.10 · 60.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$7.29 · 14.6% of price
Jackpots $5M+
$4.07 · 8.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
74.8%
Just 3 tickets out of 3.6M carry the $5M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$100 – $500 wins
1,009,078 winning tickets remain in this range: 73% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
29% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
5M
tickets printed
1.5M
tickets claimed · 29%
3.6M
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
71%
50% of top prizes remain with 71% 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 $50 OH peers
#4 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM.
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