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Decent valueActive$1,000,000 Cash Payout · $20 · Ohio Lottery
$1,000,000 Cash Payout: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.83 on average.
▲ +1.9 pts vs launch#3 of 7 · $20 OH games
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▲ +1.9 pts vs launch#3 of 7 · $20 OH games
$1,000,000 Cash Payout is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.1%, up 1.9 percentage points from the launch value of 77.2%. 2 of the original 4 $40K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 67% of the 4.0M printed tickets have been sold.
79.1%
expected return
1 in 3.05
odds of any win
2 of 4
$1M jackpots left
67%
claimed · 2.7M of 4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 447,156 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $20
$30 – $250, an actual profit
16 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 278 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.83 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$14.31 · 71.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.06 · 0.3% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.47 · 7.3% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.8%
Just 2 tickets out of 1.3M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
447,130 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
67% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2025.
4M
tickets printed
2.7M
tickets claimed · 67%
1.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
33%
50% of top prizes remain with only 33% 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 $20 OH peers
#3 of 7
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data.
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