Ohio scratch-off statistics
76 games on sale · average odds 1 in 4.12 · 201 top prizes of $10,000+ still out there
Ohio at a glance
Updated November 7, 2026. These numbers cover every scratch-off Ohio is selling right now.
What each ticket price gets you in Ohio
More expensive tickets usually have better odds and pay back more of what you spend. Here is every Ohio game grouped by ticket price.
| Price | Games | % of games | Average odds | Average payout | Average ValueScore™ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1 tickets | 10 | 13% | 1 in 4.67 | 63.6% | 23.7 |
| $2 tickets | 14 | 18% | 1 in 4.49 | 66.6% | 34.0 |
| $5 tickets | 14 | 18% | 1 in 4.59 | 70.3% | 42.2 |
| $10 tickets | 21 | 28% | 1 in 3.87 | 73.0% | 51.8 |
| $20 tickets | 9 | 12% | 1 in 3.31 | 74.7% | 69.7 |
| $30 tickets | 4 | 5% | 1 in 3.42 | 81.0% | 74.2 |
| $50 tickets | 4 | 5% | 1 in 3.58 | 82.3% | 69.8 |
How much Ohio spends on scratch-offs each year
These numbers come from the Ohiolottery's own yearly reports. "FY" means fiscal year, the lottery's budget year. "Per person" is scratch-off sales divided by everyone who lives in the state (11,810,293 people), not just people who play. Population is from the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025).
| Year | Scratch-off sales | All lottery sales | Scratch-off % | Per person | Money to the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.43B | $4.38B | 55.5% | $206 | $1.45B |
| FY2024 | $2.38B | $4.54B | 52.5% | $202 | $1.51B |
| FY2023 | $2.34B | $4.46B | 52.4% | $198 | $1.46B |
| FY2022 | $2.29B | $4.30B | 53.2% | $194 | $1.41B |
| FY2021 | $2.32B | $4.33B | 53.5% | $196 | $1.36B |
| FY2020 | $1.87B | $3.47B | 54.0% | $159 | $1.13B |
| FY2019 | $1.66B | $3.36B | 49.5% | $141 | $1.15B |
Scratch-off sales went up 46.1% over FY2019 to FY2025. That doesn't account for inflation, and some of the change comes from tickets getting more expensive, not from people buying more of them.
- Ohio Lottery Commission FY2019 CAFR (year ended June 30, 2019)
- Ohio Lottery Commission FY2020 CAFR (year ended June 30, 2020)
- Ohio Auditor of State audit containing the Ohio Lottery FY2021 ACFR (year ended June 30, 2021)
- Ohio Lottery Commission FY2022 Annual Report (year ended June 30, 2022)
- Ohio Lottery Commission FY2023 ACFR (year ended June 30, 2023)
- Ohio Lottery Commission FY2024 Annual Report (year ended June 30, 2024)
- Ohio Lottery Commission FY2025 Annual Report (year ended June 30, 2025)
Ohio publishes these figures rounded to thousands. Total sales covers traditional lottery products only and excludes video lottery terminal revenue from the racinos, which Ohio reports on separate lines. The transfer column is payments to the Lottery Profits Education Fund. The scratch line is labeled "Instants" before FY2022. The FY2021 figures are cited from the Auditor of State audit that contains the lottery's FY2021 report, because the lottery's own FY2021 download serves the FY2019 file.
What Ohio players bought in FY2025
Sales for every game in the Ohio lottery's FY2025report, biggest first. "Share" is each game's part of the total.
| Game | Sales | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scratch-offsScratch Offs | $2.43B | 55.5% |
| Multi-state draw gamesMega Millions/Megaplier | $140.1M | 3.2% |
| Powerball/Power Play | $109.6M | 2.5% |
| Lucky For Life | $44.5M | 1.0% |
| In-state draw gamesKeno/Booster | $626.2M | 14.3% |
| Pick 3 | $409.8M | 9.4% |
| Pick 4 | $265.2M | 6.1% |
| EZPLAY | $102.4M | 2.3% |
| Pick 5 | $72.9M | 1.7% |
| Rolling Cash 5 | $50.0M | 1.1% |
| The Lucky One | $39.4M | 0.9% |
| EZPLAY TOUCH & WIN | $35.1M | 0.8% |
| Classic Lotto/Kicker | $28.0M | 0.6% |
| EZPLAY TAP | $23.8M | 0.5% |
| Total | $4.38B | 100% |
Ohio prints Mega Millions with its Megaplier add-on as one line.
Ohio prints Powerball with its Power Play add-on as one line.
EZPLAY, EZPLAY TAP and EZPLAY TOUCH & WIN are terminal-printed instant-win games that Ohio groups with draw-based sales; they are not online play.
How many Ohio top prizes get claimed each month
We check how many prizes are left in every game, every day. This chart shows how many top prizes were claimed each month, across 60 games with a top prize of $10,000 or more. That's 148 top prizes claimed in total.
Top prizes claimed each month. We only count a new game from the day we started tracking it, so its first month can look low.
How Ohio games score
Our ValueScore™ rates each game from 0 to 100. It looks at how much the game pays back, how good the prizes are, how often it wins, and how many big prizes are left. Games are scored against other games in Ohio, so a high score means it's one of the better tickets in the state.
See every game ranked on the Ohio ValueScore™ ranking, or compare Ohio with other states on the all-states page.
Common questions
How many scratch-off games does Ohio have?
Ohio has 76 scratch-off games on sale right now, priced from $1 to $50. 11 new games came out in the last 90 days.
What are the average odds on a Ohio scratch-off?
The average odds of winning any prize on a Ohio scratch-off are 1 in 4.12. The game with the best odds right now is 1 in 2.73. These odds count every prize, including wins that only give you your money back.
How much top-prize money is still out there in Ohio?
At least $162.3M in top prizes hasn't been won yet in Ohio, spread across 201 top prizes. The real number is higher. We only count top prizes worth $10,000 or more, and only in games where the lottery tells us how many are left.
How much does Ohio sell in scratch-off tickets?
Ohio sold $2.4B in scratch-off tickets in FY2025. That was 55.5% of all its lottery sales, or about $206 for every person in the state. These numbers come from Ohio Lottery Commission FY2025 Annual Report (year ended June 30, 2025).