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Exceptional valueActiveVIP Millions · $50 · Ohio Lottery
VIP Millions: Exceptional value. A $50 ticket pays back $45.40 on average.
▲ +0.7 pts vs launch#3 of 5 · $50 OH games
▲ +0.7 pts vs launch#3 of 5 · $50 OH games
VIP Millions is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 90.8%, up 0.7 percentage points from the launch value of 90.1%. 6 of the original 50 $40K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 91% of the 5.0M printed tickets have been sold.
90.8%
expected return
1 in 4.02
odds of any win
6 of 50
$1M jackpots left
91%
claimed · 4.6M of 5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 136,928 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 54 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $45.40 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $500
$29.62 · 59.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$4.88 · 9.8% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$10.90 · 21.8% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
69.0%
Just 6 tickets out of 455k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$100 – $500 wins
135,378 winning tickets remain in this range: 65% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
91% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2025.
5M
tickets printed
4.6M
tickets claimed · 91%
455k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
12%
Tickets left
9%
12% of top prizes remain with only 9% 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
#3 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data.
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