The current odds of winning any prize on Jackpot Party are 1 in 4.28 (23.38%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $250,000 top prize.

Yes. 7 of the 8 $250,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Oct 10, 2026. We estimate about 24% of the game's 6,800,000 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 13 $5 Ohio scratch-offs on sale, Jackpot Party ranks #9 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.28 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.

Jackpot Party has 11 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $250,000 at 1 in 1,603,274 (1 of 8 left); $15,000+ at 1 in 320,655 (4 of 18 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 133,606 (7 of 40 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 45,808 (23 of 110 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 14,444 (76 of 370 left); $500+ at 1 in 4,049 (285 of 1,360 left); $100+ at 1 in 253 (5,934 of 27,200 left); $50+ at 1 in 118 (7,291 of 34,000 left); $20+ at 1 in 17.7 (76,946 of 340,000 left); $10+ at 1 in 7.52 (122,748 of 544,000 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.28 (161,488 of 680,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Jackpot Party ticket are 1 in 4.28 (23.38%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.52 (13.30%).

Jackpot Party 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.