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Average valueActive$25, $50 or $250 · $5 · Ohio Lottery
$25, $50 or $250: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.64 on average.
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#1 of 14 · $5 OH games
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▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#1 of 14 · $5 OH games
$25, $50 or $250 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.8%, down 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 73.0%. 1,180 of the original 3,719 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 69% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
72.8%
expected return
1 in 8.29
odds of any win
1,180 of 3,719
$250 top prizes left
69%
claimed · 4.1M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 240,898 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$25 or $50 or $250, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
87 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $3.64 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $25 – $250
$3.64 · 72.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$25 – $250 wins
240,898 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
69% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
6M
tickets printed
4.1M
tickets claimed · 69%
1.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
32%
Tickets left
31%
32% of top prizes remain with only 31% 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
#1 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data.
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