Ohio · Game #1087 · Top prize still live

$25, $50 or $250

$25, $50 or $250 is a $5 Ohio scratch-off, game #1087. The $250 top prize launched at 1 in 1,652. Right now 923 of 3,719 of those top prizes are still sitting unclaimed.

$25, $50 or $250 Ohio scratch-off ticket
Ticket price
$5
Top prize
$250
Top prizes left
923 / 3,719
Launch odds
1 in 1,652
Print run
6,144,623
Every prize, every tier

The full prize breakdown for $25, $50 or $250

Every prize level, the launch odds printed on the ticket, and how many prizes are still unclaimed. That is the complete public picture, the same numbers Ohio reports. The one thing we hold back is the odds recalculated for today, which is the members number.

PrizeLaunch oddsOdds now 🔒Prizes left
$2501 in 1,6521 in •••🔒923 / 3,719
$501 in 501 in •••🔒30,716 / 122,915
$251 in 101 in •••🔒157,230 / 614,575
🔒 The one number we hold back: the odds today

The launch odds above are printed on the ticket and never change. What changes every day is the real odds, once you count the prizes and tickets still left. Members see that recalculated number for every tier here, plus our buy or skip call and where this game ranks against the rest of the board.

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The number that moves

Launch odds vs. real odds on $25, $50 or $250

The odds printed on $25, $50 or $250 were set the day it went to print and they never move. The real odds do, every single day, as prizes get claimed and tickets sell. When the $250 prizes get scooped up faster than the tickets sell, the real odds on that top prize get worse than what’s on the front. When tickets sell faster than the big prizes go, they get better. With 923 of 3,719 top prizes still out there, whether $25, $50 or $250 is worth your money comes down to the odds today, and that’s the number members see.

FAQ

$25, $50 or $250 questions

Does $25, $50 or $250 still have its top prize?
Yes. 923 of 3,719 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed on $25, $50 or $250 (Ohio game #1087), going by the latest numbers the Ohio Lottery reports.
What are the real odds on $25, $50 or $250 right now?
The $250 top prize launched at 1 in 1,652, and that is the number printed on the ticket. Those odds were locked in the day the game printed and they never move. The odds that actually matter get recalculated from the prizes and tickets still left today, and that live number is the one members see.
How much is a $25, $50 or $250 ticket?
$25, $50 or $250 costs $5 in Ohio.
Why doesn't the Ohio Lottery just tell me this?
Because the odds printed on the ticket make every game look identical from the day it launches to the day it ends. The lottery has no reason to point out that a game's best prizes are already claimed. We read the remaining-prize data Ohio publishes every day and do the math they leave out.
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