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Weak valueActive$5, $20 or $100 · $2 · Ohio Lottery
$5, $20 or $100: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.34 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 19 · $2 OH gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:41 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 19 · $2 OH gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:41 PM
$5, $20 or $100 is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 67.0%. 5,424 of the original 5,504 $100 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 1% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
67.0%
expected return
1 in 5.24
odds of any win
5,424 of 5,504
$100 top prizes left
1%
claimed · 79k of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,149,837 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $2
$5 or $20 or $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
81 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $1.34 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $100
$1.34 · 67.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $100 wins
1,149,837 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
1% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
6M
tickets printed
79k
tickets claimed · 1%
5.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
99%
Tickets left
99%
99% of top prizes remain with 99% 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 $2 OH peers
#2 of 19
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:41 PM.
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