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Strong valueActiveWild Cash Tripler · $30 · Ohio Lottery
Wild Cash Tripler: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $25.18 on average.
▼ -4.1 pts vs launch#4 of 5 · $30 OH gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM
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▼ -4.1 pts vs launch#4 of 5 · $30 OH gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM
Wild Cash Tripler is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 83.9%, down 4.1 percentage points from the launch value of 88.0%. 2 of the original 4 $120K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 38% of the 3.0M printed tickets have been sold.
83.9%
expected return
1 in 3.13
odds of any win
2 of 4
$3M jackpots left
38%
claimed · 1.1M of 3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 620,175 winning tickets still unclaimed.
21 win more than $30
$60 – $300, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
66 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 10,725 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $25.18 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $300
$18.27 · 60.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $300K
$1.76 · 5.9% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$5.15 · 17.2% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
66.8%
Just 6 tickets out of 1.9M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $300 wins
620,002 winning tickets remain in this range: 73% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
38% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
3M
tickets printed
1.1M
tickets claimed · 38%
1.9M
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
62%
50% of top prizes remain with 62% 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 $30 OH peers
#4 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM.
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