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Ranked 17th of 76 Tickets in Ohio

Royal RichesOhio Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Ohio Lottery
66
VALUESCORE
Good
$30OhioGame #1024GREEN
At a glance

Royal Riches costs $30 a ticket from the Ohio Lottery. At 1 in 3.95, its overall odds are the longest of Ohio's 4 $30 games. None of its winning tickets pays $30 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.95
Exp. Value
$0.81
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$2,000,000
$80,000 a year for 25 years
Top Prizes Left
4
Prizes Remaining
44%
ValueScore™
66 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.81
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
It is 3rd of the 4 active $30 games in Ohio, with better-than-average value overall.
Why
↑The prize pool gives back $0.81 of every $1, better than most games manage.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 512K at launch, about 1 in 453K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $2,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Roughly half the prize pool has been claimed, with a decent amount still left.
  • Average win frequency: about a 25% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 3.95).

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$2,000,000
$80,000 a year for 25 years
4 of 8 left
launch odds 1 in 512K
now ~1 in 453K
$50,000
7 of 16 left
launch odds 1 in 256K
now ~1 in 259K
$10,000
60 of 140 left
launch odds 1 in 29K
now ~1 in 30K
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
$2,000,000
($80,000 a year for 25 years)
84
50%
$50,000167
44%
$10,00014060
43%
$5,000320137
43%
$1,0006,8003,024
44%
$30042,27818,716
44%
$100167,90174,342
44%
$60819,015362,838
44%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$105,214,400
Current Prize Pool
$47,478,280
Payout Percentage
45.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
459,128

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
4,094,088
Estimated Remaining
1,813,556
% Remaining
44.3%
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

All 4 $2,000,000 top prizes left on July 18, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

43
4
July 18October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.5% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each 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

66
VALUESCORE
Good
66
out of 100
Expected Value
37/40
Prize Quality
11/25
Win Frequency
10/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
Ohio
Game Number
1024
Ticket Price
$30
Start Date
5/6/2025
Payout %
80.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$30.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.95 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Royal Riches scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Royal Riches scores 66/100 (Good) and is 3rd of the 4 active $30 games in Ohio. It pays back about $0.81 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Royal Riches scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Royal Riches are 1 in 3.95. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Royal Riches?
The top prize for Royal Riches is $2,000,000. As of our latest update, 4 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $30 ticket in Ohio

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Merry Money Match941 in 3.2380.9%$2M · 2-
Wild Cash Tripler831 in 3.1382.8%$3M · 21.2%
Royal Riches (this game)661 in 3.9580.5%$2M · 40.5%
$2,000,000 Cashword621 in 3.3779.7%$2M · 11.7%

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.