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Ranked 56th of 76 Tickets in Ohio

Magic 8 BallOhio Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Ohio Lottery
33
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$2OhioGame #1095GREEN
At a glance

The Ohio Lottery sells Magic 8 Ball as a $2 ticket. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $10,000 prize now runs about 1 in 914,289 by our estimate, against 1 in 605,962 at launch. Prizes of $1,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 242,385 tickets.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.62
Exp. Value
$0.66
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$10,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
57%
ValueScore™
33 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.66
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Ranked 56th out of 76 Ohio scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 6 other $2 Ohio games ranked higher.
Why
↓$0.66 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 606K at launch, about 1 in 914K now. The $10,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • Prizes hit less often here, roughly 22% per ticket (1 in 4.62).
  • A reasonable chunk of the top and mid-tier prizes are still available, though not the majority.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 26
$10,000
3 of 8 left
launch odds 1 in 606K
now ~1 in 914K
$1,000
7 of 12 left
launch odds 1 in 404K
now ~1 in 392K
$500
171 of 316 left
launch odds 1 in 15K
now ~1 in 16K
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
$10,00083
38%
$1,000127
58%
$500316171
54%
$100640361
56%
$505,4433,002
55%
$2097,01453,554
55%
$10121,30267,619
56%
$5145,45281,472
56%
$4291,042163,121
56%
$2388,056224,384
58%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$6,406,990
Current Prize Pool
$3,564,582
Payout Percentage
55.6%
Total Prizes Remaining
593,694

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
4,847,697
Estimated Remaining
2,742,866
% Remaining
56.6%
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

Since its launch on July 22, 5 $10,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 3. The most recent was on October 24.

81
8
3
July 22October 26
  • October 24, 20261 claimed · 3 left
  • October 15, 20261 claimed · 4 left
  • October 7, 20261 claimed · 5 left
  • August 4, 20261 claimed · 6 left
  • July 30, 20261 claimed · 7 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 2.2% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about twice the average for Ohio's $2 games (1% 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

33
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
33
out of 100
Expected Value
5/40
Prize Quality
11/25
Win Frequency
5/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/26/2026

Game Details

State
Ohio
Game Number
1095
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
7/21/2026
Payout %
66.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/26/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.62 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Magic 8 Ball scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Magic 8 Ball scores 33/100 (Below Average) and is 7th of the 14 active $2 games in Ohio. It pays back about $0.66 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Magic 8 Ball scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Magic 8 Ball are 1 in 4.62. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Magic 8 Ball?
The top prize for Magic 8 Ball is $10,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $2 ticket in Ohio

All 14 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Sweet Riches691 in 3.8872.1%$10K · 6-
Cash Explosion Cashword511 in 4.2265.9%$20K · 122.1%
$5, $20 or $100461 in 5.2467.0%$100 · 4,3791.0%
$100 In A Flash461 in 4.6466.2%$10K · 73.3%
Lucky Gems Multiplier391 in 4.4066.0%$5K · 60.0%
Cash Explosion 10X331 in 4.1966.1%$10K · 81.0%
Magic 8 Ball (this game)331 in 4.6266.1%$10K · 32.2%
Triple 7s301 in 4.4066.0%$10K · 21.4%
Bingo Multiplier281 in 4.2967.0%$10K · 61.4%
Set For Life (Game #1070)271 in 4.6864.0%$730K · 10.7%

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.