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Decent valueActive$300 Million Diamond Dazzler · $20 · Ohio Lottery
$300 Million Diamond Dazzler: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.22 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#6 of 7 · $20 OH games
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▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#6 of 7 · $20 OH games
$300 Million Diamond Dazzler is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.1%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 77.1%. 5 of the original 10 $80K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 40% of the 20.0M printed tickets have been sold.
76.1%
expected return
1 in 3.33
odds of any win
5 of 10
$2M jackpots left
40%
claimed · 8M of 20M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 3,751,727 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $20
$25 – $100, an actual profit
12 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 169 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.22 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.46 · 67.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $20K
$0.96 · 4.8% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$0.80 · 4.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.1%
Just 5 tickets out of 12M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
3,742,860 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
40% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2025.
20M
tickets printed
8M
tickets claimed · 40%
12M
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
60%
50% of top prizes remain with 60% 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
#6 of 7
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data.
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