Jackpot Party — $5 Ohio Scratch-Off #1065
Jackpot Party (#1065) is a $5 Ohio scratch-off launched on January 6, 2026. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #34 of 69 active games on current payout (73.7%, $3.69 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 11 $5 games, #34 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.72) and #51 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,394,847). Since launch the payout has risen 3.6 points (70.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 12.3% (1 in 4.18 at launch). 1 of 8 top prizes of $250,000 remain, and we estimate 1,394,847 tickets are still unsold (79.3% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Jackpot Party, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 374,803 of 1,608,245 prizes (23.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250,000 | 1 in 840,308 | 1 in 1,394,847 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12.5% |
| $15,000 | 1 in 373,470 | 1 in 348,712 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 22.2% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 168,062 | 1 in 199,264 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 17.5% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 61,113 | 1 in 60,646 | 110 | 87 | 23 | 20.9% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 18,169 | 1 in 18,353 | 370 | 294 | 76 | 20.5% |
| $500 | 1 in 4,965 | 1 in 4,894 | 1,354 | 1,069 | 285 | 21.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 250.0 | 1 in 235.1 | 26,887 | 20,953 | 5,934 | 22.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 200.1 | 1 in 191.3 | 33,601 | 26,310 | 7,291 | 21.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 18.1 | 336,163 | 259,217 | 76,946 | 22.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 11.4 | 537,544 | 414,796 | 122,748 | 22.8% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 8.64 | 672,150 | 510,662 | 161,488 | 24.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.18 | 1 in 3.72 | 1,608,245 | 1,233,442 | 374,803 | 23.3% |
How Jackpot Party has moved
Jackpot Party: common questions
- How many $250,000 prizes are left in Jackpot Party?
- 1 of 8 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,394,847.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Jackpot Party?
- 1 in 3.72 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.18 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.72, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.54.
- Is Jackpot Party worth buying?
- Its current payout is 73.7% ($3.69 back per $5 ticket), rank #34 of 69 in Ohio. The best $5 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is Joker's Wild (#1030, $5) at 100.6%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Jackpot Party tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,394,847 of roughly 6,722,464 printed tickets are unsold (79.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Jackpot Party launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on January 6, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Ohio scratch-offs
- Joker's Wild — 100.6% payout, 1 in 3.03 any prize
- $25, $50 or $250 — 83.7% payout, 1 in 6.96 any prize
- $25, $50 or $250 — 74.0% payout, 1 in 8.14 any prize
- Fun 5s — 73.3% payout, 1 in 3.67 any prize
- Aces And 8s — 71.7% payout, 1 in 3.71 any prize