Best $1 Ohio Scratch-Offs (October 2026)
As of October 14, 2026, 9 $1 scratch-offs are on sale in Ohio, averaging 67.2% current payout. The best of them is Holiday Cash at 75.0% ($0.75 back per ticket, 1 in 3.99 for any prize). Hot 7s tops the list below at 76.8%, but its figures come from prize tiers that disagree about how many of its tickets are left, so we do not lead with it.
Price is the strongest predictor of payout on a scratcher: across a lottery's games, pricier tickets tend to return a larger share of their price in prizes. In Ohio as of October 14, 2026, $2 games average 65.8%, $5 games average 69.5%, $10 games average 74.1%, $20 games average 81.3%, $30 games average 84.6%, $50 games average 90.2%. That is a tendency, not a rule: within this $1 tier the spread between the best and worst game is 13.7 payout points, which is why the table matters more than the tier.
- 1 $1
Hot 7s
#102076.8% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.77
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.05
- Beats price
- 1 in 7.12
- Top prizes
- 4 of 98
Best payout - 2 $1
Holiday Cash
#110675.0% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.75
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.99
- Beats price
- 1 in 6.64
- Top prizes
- 742 of 742
New - 3 $1
Electric 8s
#107667.7% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.68
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.27
- Beats price
- 1 in 8.98
- Top prizes
- 8 of 31
- 4 $1
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
#103366.5% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.67
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.86
- Beats price
- 1 in 6.66
- Top prizes
- 66 of 491
- 5 $1
Luck of the Irish Tripler
#106364.1% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.64
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.27
- Beats price
- 1 in 8.02
- Top prizes
- 3 of 25
- 6 $1
Crazy Cash
#109464.1% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.64
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.35
- Beats price
- 1 in 9.39
- Top prizes
- 12 of 40
- 7 $1
Sapphire Blue 7
#108863.7% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.64
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.39
- Beats price
- 1 in 9.58
- Top prizes
- 19 of 62
- 8 $1
Triple Tripler
#105263.5% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.64
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.32
- Beats price
- 1 in 9.14
- Top prizes
- 19 of 40
- 9 $1
Set For Life (#1069)
#106963.0% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.63
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.64
- Beats price
- 1 in 8.16
- Top prizes
- 0 of 2
No top prize left
Payout is what the remaining prize pool returns per dollar; profit odds count only prizes larger than the ticket price. Definitions are on the methodology page.
Compare all 9 games in a table
| # Game | Price | Payout now | EV / ticket | Any-prize odds | Cash odds | Profit odds | Top prize | Top left | 7-day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Hot 7s | $1 | 76.8% | $0.77 | 1 in 3.05 | 1 in 3.05 | 1 in 7.12 | $500 | 4 | — |
| 2. Holiday Cash New | $1 | 75.0% | $0.75 | 1 in 3.99 | 1 in 3.99 | 1 in 6.64 | $500 | 742 | — |
| 3. Electric 8s | $1 | 67.7% | $0.68 | 1 in 4.27 | 1 in 4.27 | 1 in 8.98 | $500 | 8 | — |
| 4. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner | $1 | 66.5% | $0.67 | 1 in 3.86 | 1 in 3.86 | 1 in 6.66 | $500 | 66 | — |
| 5. Luck of the Irish Tripler | $1 | 64.1% | $0.64 | 1 in 4.27 | 1 in 4.27 | 1 in 8.02 | $1,000 | 3 | — |
| 6. Crazy Cash | $1 | 64.1% | $0.64 | 1 in 4.35 | 1 in 4.35 | 1 in 9.39 | $1,000 | 12 | — |
| 7. Sapphire Blue 7 | $1 | 63.7% | $0.64 | 1 in 4.39 | 1 in 4.39 | 1 in 9.58 | $777 | 19 | — |
| 8. Triple Tripler | $1 | 63.5% | $0.64 | 1 in 4.32 | 1 in 4.32 | 1 in 9.14 | $1,800 | 19 | — |
| 9. Set For Life | $1 | 63.0% | $0.63 | 1 in 3.64 | 1 in 3.64 | 1 in 8.16 | $365,000 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
- Which $1 Ohio scratch-off is best right now?
- Holiday Cash (#1106) at 75.0% current payout, about $0.75 back per ticket, as of October 14, 2026.
- Are $1 tickets better value than other prices in Ohio?
- The $1 tier averages 67.2% current payout across 9 active games. For comparison, $2 games average 65.8%, $5 games average 69.5%, $10 games average 74.1%, $20 games average 81.3%, $30 games average 84.6%, $50 games average 90.2%. Higher-priced tickets usually return more per dollar but you win less often per ticket.
- How many $1 games are on sale in Ohio?
- 9 as of October 14, 2026. We only publish a price page when at least three games are active at that price.
- Do these numbers include free-ticket prizes?
- The payout and any-prize odds columns do. The cash-odds column excludes free tickets, and the profit-odds column counts only prizes larger than the $1 ticket price.