The current odds of winning any prize on Holiday Cash are 1 in 3.99 (25.07%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 8 of the 750 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 742 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 13, 2026. We estimate about 97% of the game's 15,000,000 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 9 $1 Ohio scratch-offs on sale, Holiday Cash ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.99 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back. No other $1 Ohio scratch-off has better odds of breaking even right now.

Holiday Cash 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 19,707 (742 of 750 left); $100+ at 1 in 6,611 (1,470 of 1,500 left); $50+ at 1 in 1,535 (7,314 of 7,500 left); $20+ at 1 in 177 (73,114 of 75,000 left); $10+ at 1 in 63.9 (146,228 of 150,000 left); $5+ at 1 in 18 (584,912 of 600,000 left); $2+ at 1 in 6.64 (1,389,166 of 1,425,000 left); $1+ at 1 in 3.99 (1,462,280 of 1,500,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Holiday Cash ticket are 1 in 3.99 (25.07%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.64 (15.07%).

Holiday Cash 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.

Holiday Cash, a $1 Ohio scratch-off, was released on Jun 29, 2026 by the Ohio Lottery.