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Average valueActive$50, $100 or $500 · $10 · Ohio Lottery
$50, $100 or $500: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.30 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#12 of 21 · $10 OH gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:41 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#12 of 21 · $10 OH gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:41 PM
$50, $100 or $500 is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 73.0%. 2,837 of the original 4,870 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 42% of the 8.0M printed tickets have been sold.
73.0%
expected return
1 in 8.29
odds of any win
2,837 of 4,870
$500 top prizes left
42%
claimed · 3.4M of 8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 573,129 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $10
$50 or $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
88 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,625 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.30 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$7.30 · 73.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
573,129 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
42% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2025.
8M
tickets printed
3.4M
tickets claimed · 42%
4.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
58%
Tickets left
58%
58% of top prizes remain with only 58% 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 $10 OH peers
#12 of 21
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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