Ohio scratch-off statistics
70 active games · average odds 1 in 4.16 · 207 top prizes of $10,000+ unclaimed
Ohio market snapshot
Pulled from our catalog on September 23, 2026. Averages cover every active game, not a sample.
What Ohio charges, and what you get for it
Higher-priced tickets almost always carry better overall odds and a higher payout rate, because the prize pool scales faster than the ticket price. This table is the state's own catalog, grouped by price.
| Price | Games | Share of catalog | Avg overall odds | Avg prize payout | Avg ValueScore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1 tickets | 9 | 13% | 1 in 4.75 | 62.4% | 18.5 |
| $2 tickets | 13 | 19% | 1 in 4.54 | 66.1% | 35.1 |
| $5 tickets | 13 | 19% | 1 in 4.67 | 70.2% | 44.6 |
| $10 tickets | 20 | 29% | 1 in 3.89 | 73.1% | 53.8 |
| $20 tickets | 8 | 11% | 1 in 3.30 | 74.7% | 73.2 |
| $30 tickets | 3 | 4% | 1 in 3.48 | 81.0% | 71.2 |
| $50 tickets | 4 | 6% | 1 in 3.58 | 82.3% | 72.0 |
Ohio lottery sales by fiscal year
Straight from the lottery's published annual reports. Per-resident figures divide instant sales by the state population from the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025) (11,810,293 residents), so they count every resident rather than only adults or only players.
| Fiscal year | Instant sales | Total sales | Instant share | Per resident | 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 |
Instant-game sales moved +46.1% across FY2019-FY2025. That figure is nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and part of any increase reflects higher-priced tickets rather than more tickets sold.
- 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.
Ohio sales by game, FY2025
Every product line the Ohio lottery prints in its FY2025report, largest first within each group. Share is each line's part of the total across the lines shown here.
| 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 of lines shown | $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 fast Ohio top prizes get claimed
We snapshot every game's remaining prize counts daily, so we can show depletion rather than just the current number. This counts the drop in top prizes remaining each month across 55 tracked games whose top prize is $10,000 or more, 159 claimed in total over the window. No other site publishes this.
Top prizes claimed per month. A game that launched mid-window only contributes claims recorded after its first snapshot, so its opening month reads low.
ValueScore spread across Ohio
Our ValueScore™ rates each game 0-100 on expected value, prize quality, win frequency and remaining inventory. Scores are ranked within the state, so a 60 in Ohio means good relative to what else is on the shelf here.
See the ranked list on the Ohio ValueScore ranking, or compare against other states on the national stats page.
Common questions
How many scratch-off games does Ohio have?
Ohio currently has 70 active scratch-off games across 7 price points, from $1 to $50. 11 launched in the last 90 days.
What are the average odds on a Ohio scratch-off?
Across all 70 active games the average published overall odds are 1 in 4.16. The single best game right now is 1 in 2.73. Overall odds count every prize tier, including prizes equal to the ticket price.
How much unclaimed top-prize money is left in Ohio?
At least $179.5M in top prizes is still unclaimed across Ohio's active games, covering 207 individual top prizes. Treat that as a floor. We count only games whose top prize is $10,000 or more, only games whose lottery publishes a remaining count, and only the top tier of each game.
How much does Ohio sell in scratch-off tickets?
Ohio reported $2.4B in instant-game sales in FY2025, which is 55.5% of all lottery sales. That works out to $206 per resident. Figures come from Ohio Lottery Commission FY2025 Annual Report (year ended June 30, 2025).