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Strong valueActive$1,000,000 Stacked · $20 · Ohio Lottery
$1,000,000 Stacked: Strong value. A $20 ticket pays back $16.40 on average.
▲ +1.3 pts vs launch#3 of 8 · $20 OH games
▲ +1.3 pts vs launch#3 of 8 · $20 OH games
$1,000,000 Stacked is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.0%, up 1.3 percentage points from the launch value of 80.7%. 3 of the original 8 $40K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 67% of the 2.6M printed tickets have been sold.
82.0%
expected return
1 in 3.48
odds of any win
3 of 8
$1M jackpots left
67%
claimed · 1.7M of 2.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 263,993 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $20
$30 – $200, an actual profit
17 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
70 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 414 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $16.40 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$12.43 · 62.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.71 · 3.5% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$3.26 · 16.3% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
65.7%
Just 3 tickets out of 855k 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
263,855 winning tickets remain in this range: 76% 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, May 2026.
2.6M
tickets printed
1.7M
tickets claimed · 67%
855k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
38%
Tickets left
33%
38% 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 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data.
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