The current odds of winning any prize on Instant Jackpot are 1 in 3.88 (25.80%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500,000 top prize.

Yes. 3 of the 5 $500,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 5, 2026. We estimate about 56% of the game's 4,800,000 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 21 $10 Ohio scratch-offs on sale, Instant Jackpot ranks #14 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.88 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back. Right now the $10 game with the best odds of breaking even is Mystery Multiplier, where 1 in 3.09 tickets wins at least $10 back.

Instant Jackpot has 9 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500,000 at 1 in 1,338,707 (2 of 5 left); $50,000+ at 1 in 111,559 (22 of 40 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 35,229 (52 of 100 left); $500+ at 1 in 307 (8,644 of 15,600 left); $250+ at 1 in 210 (4,009 of 7,200 left); $150+ at 1 in 118 (9,928 of 18,000 left); $50+ at 1 in 54.3 (26,614 of 48,000 left); $20+ at 1 in 8.48 (266,453 of 480,000 left); $10+ at 1 in 3.88 (375,097 of 672,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one Instant Jackpot ticket are 1 in 3.88 (25.80%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.48 (11.79%).

Instant Jackpot costs $10 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.

Instant Jackpot, a $10 Ohio scratch-off, was released on Feb 23, 2026 by the Ohio Lottery.