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Ranked 62nd of 76 Tickets in Ohio

Joker's Wild #1030Ohio Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes

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27
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5OhioGame #1030GREEN
At a glance

Joker's Wild #1030 is one of the Ohio Lottery's $5 games. Only 11% of its prizes are still unclaimed. Its ValueScore of 27/100 (Below Avg) makes it 13th out of 14 $5 tickets in Ohio. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.58 trail the 1 in 3.99 typical of Ohio's $5 games. None of its winning tickets pays $5 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.58
Exp. Value
$0.71
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$100,000
Top Prizes Left
- / 4
Prizes Remaining
11%
ValueScore™
27 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.71
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Weak value right now at #62 of the 76 active games we track in Ohio. Check the higher-ranked games in Ohio first.
Why
↓Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • Prizes hit less often here, roughly 22% per ticket (1 in 4.58).
  • Most of this game's prizes are gone.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$100,000
0 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.5M
All claimed
$10,000
0 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.5M
All claimed
$1,000
1 of 12 left
launch odds 1 in 514K
now ~1 in 699K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$100,00040Claimed
$10,00040Claimed
$1,000121
8%
$50084478
9%
$1009,570957
10%
$50101,98810,283
10%
$20246,97825,994
11%
$10987,912115,251
12%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$21,749,080
Current Prize Pool
$2,322,240
Payout Percentage
10.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
152,564

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
6,170,689
Estimated Remaining
698,743
% Remaining
11.3%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

The last $100,000 top prize was reported claimed on April 23. 1 was left on March 6, when our records for it began.

10
1
0
March 6October 19
  • April 23, 20261 claimed · 0 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Ohio's $5 games (1.9% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

27
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
27
out of 100
Expected Value
17/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
5/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
Ohio
Game Number
1030
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
6/17/2025
Payout %
70.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.58 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Joker's Wild #1030 scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Joker's Wild #1030 scores 27/100 (Below Average) and is 13th out of 14 $5 tickets in Ohio. It pays back about $0.71 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Joker's Wild #1030 scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Joker's Wild #1030 are 1 in 4.58. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
How many prizes are left in Joker's Wild #1030?
Based on our latest data, 11% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 152,564 out of 1,347,312 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

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Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.