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Strong valueActiveVIP Millions · $50 · Ohio Lottery
VIP Millions: Strong value. A $50 ticket pays back $43.83 on average.
▼ -2.5 pts vs launch#3 of 4 · $50 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM
▼ -2.5 pts vs launch#3 of 4 · $50 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM
VIP Millions is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 87.7%, down 2.5 percentage points from the launch value of 90.1%. 8 of the original 50 $40K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 84% of the 5.0M printed tickets have been sold.
87.7%
expected return
1 in 4.02
odds of any win
8 of 50
$1M jackpots left
84%
claimed · 4.2M of 5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 225,073 winning tickets still unclaimed.
26 win more than $50
$100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 58 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $43.83 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $500
$29.63 · 59.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$5.35 · 10.7% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$8.84 · 17.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.0%
Just 8 tickets out of 809k 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
222,545 winning tickets remain in this range: 68% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
84% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2025.
5M
tickets printed
4.2M
tickets claimed · 84%
809k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
16%
Tickets left
16%
16% of top prizes remain with 16% 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 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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