The current odds of winning any prize on Electric 8s are 1 in 4.99 (20.05%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 24 of the 30 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 6 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 13, 2026. We estimate about 28% of the game's 7,000,000 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Electric 8s is on sale at Ohio Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 10 $1 Ohio scratch-offs on sale, Electric 8s ranks #7 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.99 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back. Right now the $1 game with the best odds of breaking even is Holiday Cash, where 1 in 4 tickets wins at least $1 back.

Electric 8s has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 322,783 (6 of 30 left); $100+ at 1 in 6,456 (294 of 1,400 left); $50+ at 1 in 511 (3,492 of 16,625 left); $20+ at 1 in 172 (7,469 of 35,000 left); $10+ at 1 in 84.3 (11,706 of 52,500 left); $5+ at 1 in 34.2 (33,683 of 140,000 left); $2+ at 1 in 10.6 (125,882 of 490,000 left); $1+ at 1 in 4.99 (205,814 of 735,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Electric 8s ticket are 1 in 4.99 (20.05%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 10.6 (9.42%).

Electric 8s costs $1 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.

Electric 8s, a $1 Ohio scratch-off, was released on Nov 22, 2025 by the Ohio Lottery.