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Weak valueActiveSapphire Blue 7 · $1 · Ohio Lottery
Sapphire Blue 7: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.61 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#2 of 8 · $1 OH games
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#2 of 8 · $1 OH games
Sapphire Blue 7 is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.0%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 63.0%. 33 of the original 62 $777 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 44% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
61.0%
expected return
1 in 4.75
odds of any win
33 of 62
$777 top prizes left
44%
claimed · 2.6M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 744,639 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 102,192 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.61 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $777
$0.61 · 61.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $777 wins
744,639 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
44% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
6M
tickets printed
2.6M
tickets claimed · 44%
3.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
53%
Tickets left
56%
53% of top prizes remain with 56% 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 $1 OH peers
#2 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data.
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