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Decent valueActiveInstant Jackpot · $10 · Ohio Lottery
Instant Jackpot: Decent value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.50 on average.
▲ +0.1 pts vs launch#7 of 21 · $10 OH gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:41 PM
▲ +0.1 pts vs launch#7 of 21 · $10 OH gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:41 PM
Instant Jackpot is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 75.0%, up 0.1 percentage points from the launch value of 74.9%. 5 of the original 5 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 0% of the 4.8M printed tickets have been sold.
75.0%
expected return
1 in 3.87
odds of any win
5 of 5
$500K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 16k of 4.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,251,988 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $10
$20 – $250, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 301 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.50 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.47 · 64.7% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $500K
$1.03 · 10.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
1,251,843 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
4.8M
tickets printed
16k
tickets claimed · 0%
4.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% of top prizes remain with only 100% 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
#7 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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