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Weak valueActiveWin Big · $5 · Ohio Lottery
Win Big: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.39 on average.
▼ -2.2 pts vs launch#8 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM
▼ -2.2 pts vs launch#8 of 20 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM
Win Big is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.8%, down 2.2 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 0 of the original 4 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 72% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
67.8%
expected return
1 in 4.20
odds of any win
0 of 4
$100K top prizes left
72%
claimed · 4.3M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 434,461 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 9,377 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.39 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.34 · 66.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.05 · 1.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
434,414 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
72% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
6M
tickets printed
4.3M
tickets claimed · 72%
1.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
28%
0% of top prizes remain with 28% 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 $5 OH peers
#8 of 20
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM.
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