The current odds of winning any prize on $25, $50 or $250 are 1 in 8.57 (11.67%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $250 top prize.

Yes. 3522 of the 3600 $250 top prizes have been claimed, and 78 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 8, 2026. We estimate about 3% of the game's 6,000,000 tickets are still unsold.

Yes, but it is ending soon. Check the top prizes left before you buy.

Among the 13 $5 Ohio scratch-offs on sale, $25, $50 or $250 ranks #13 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 8.57 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is Bingo Times 25, where 1 in 3.54 tickets wins at least $5 back.

$25, $50 or $250 has 3 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $250 at 1 in 2,607 (78 of 3,600 left); $50+ at 1 in 61.5 (3,226 of 120,000 left); $25+ at 1 in 8.57 (20,425 of 600,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one $25, $50 or $250 ticket are 1 in 8.57 (11.67%). No prize pays exactly $5, so that is also your chance of winning more than you paid.

$25, $50 or $250 costs $5 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Ohio Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Ohio instant games and Ohio scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Ohio Lottery lists them under "Scratch-Offs" on its own site. "Instant Games" is simply what most players in Ohio call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. In Ohio, "instant games" and "instant tickets" mean these same paper tickets you buy at a retailer — not the lottery's online games. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

$25, $50 or $250, a $5 Ohio scratch-off, was released on Dec 13, 2023 by the Ohio Lottery.