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Average valueActiveAces And 8s · $5 · Ohio Lottery
Aces And 8s: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.44 on average.
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#8 of 22 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:42 PM
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▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#8 of 22 · $5 OH gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:42 PM
Aces And 8s is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.8%, down 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 3 of the original 8 $150,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 56% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
68.8%
expected return
1 in 3.98
odds of any win
3 of 8
$150K top prizes left
56%
claimed · 3.3M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 679,956 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,178 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.44 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.21 · 64.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $150K
$0.23 · 4.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
679,870 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
56% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
6M
tickets printed
3.3M
tickets claimed · 56%
2.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
38%
Tickets left
44%
38% of top prizes remain with 44% 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
#8 of 22
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:42 PM.
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