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Ranked 29th of 76 Tickets in Ohio

Set For LifeOhio Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Ohio Lottery
58
VALUESCORE
Fair
$20OhioGame #1073GREEN
At a glance

The Ohio Lottery sells Set For Life as a $20 ticket. At a ValueScore of 58/100 (Fair), it is 9th of the 9 active $20 games in Ohio. None of its winning tickets pays $20 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.19
Exp. Value
$0.74
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$5,000,000
$250,000 a year for 20 years
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
20%
ValueScore™
58 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.74
→
AVERAGE
A typical $20 ticket, ranked #29 of the 76 active games we track in Ohio.
Why
→Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.5M at launch, about 1 in 302K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $5,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Low inventory: most of this game's prizes have already been claimed.
  • Expected value of $0.74 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$5,000,000
$250,000 a year for 20 years
2 of 2 left
launch odds 1 in 1.5M
now ~1 in 302K
$100,000
0 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 505K
All claimed
$15,000
2 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 505K
now ~1 in 302K
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
$5,000,000
($250,000 a year for 20 years)
22
100%
$100,00060Claimed
$15,00062
33%
$1,00010020
20%
$5003,579681
19%
$2506,0931,202
20%
$10030,2795,932
20%
$50121,25823,964
20%
$40182,00236,110
20%
$30606,290121,500
20%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$48,662,330
Current Prize Pool
$17,571,800
Payout Percentage
36.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
189,413

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
3,029,272
Estimated Remaining
604,227
% Remaining
19.9%
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 2 $5,000,000 top prizes left on July 18, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

21
2
July 18October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for Ohio's $20 games (2.1% 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

58
VALUESCORE
Fair
58
out of 100
Expected Value
30/40
Prize Quality
5/25
Win Frequency
19/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State
Ohio
Game Number
1073
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
2/17/2026
Payout %
73.7%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.19 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Set For Life scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Set For Life scores 58/100 (Fair) and is 9th of the 9 active $20 games in Ohio. It pays back about $0.74 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $20 tickets are listed on the Ohio rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Set For Life scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Set For Life are 1 in 3.19. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Set For Life?
The top prize for Set For Life is $5,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Set For Life?
Based on our latest data, 20% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 189,413 out of 949,615 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $20 ticket in Ohio

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$1,000,000 Merry Multiplier921 in 3.3374.8%$1M · 3-
Ultimate Triple 777771 in 3.3674.8%$1M · 24.6%
$300 Million Diamond Dazzler771 in 3.3375.1%$2M · 50.7%
Spectacular Riches741 in 3.4874.7%$2M · 25.3%
$1,000,000 Cashword651 in 3.1874.9%$1M · 11.7%
$1,000,000 Cash Payout641 in 3.0575.2%$1M · 20.6%
$1,000,000 Stacked631 in 3.4874.7%$1M · 31.9%
Ohio Millionaire's Club621 in 3.3674.7%$1M · 00.0%
Set For Life (this game)581 in 3.1973.7%$5M · 21.0%

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.