Ontario's $20 scratch tickets are printed to pay out more than its $5 tickets, but have far less prize money left
On October 28, 2026, OLG's $20 tickets on sale have a median printed payout rate of 69.94% and 29.2% of their printed prize money still unclaimed; its $5 tickets, 66.92% and 56.5%.
Published Oct 10, 2026, 8:33 a.m. · Updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:51 a.m. · Written automatically from Lottizen’s data; every figure below is sourced.
OLG publishes, on each instant game's product page, the share of the game's sales it is printed to pay out as prizes. Across the 6 $20 tickets on sale the median is 69.94%; across the 11 $5 tickets, 66.92%. That describes how the games are built, across all their tickets.
OLG also publishes how many prizes in each tier were printed and how many are still unclaimed. The median $20 ticket on sale has 29.2% of its printed prize money still unclaimed; the median $5 ticket, 56.5%. Older games have had longer for their prizes to be claimed, so this also reflects how long each game has been on sale.
Neither figure is the chance of winning, which this doesn't compare. No agency publishes how many tickets remain unsold, so nobody can say how much prize money is left per ticket at any price.
| Price | Games on sale | Median printed payout rate | Median printed prize money unclaimed |
|---|---|---|---|
| $20 | 6 | 69.94% | 29.2% |
| $5 | 11 | 66.92% | 56.5% |
Key facts
- Median payout rate, $20 tickets: 69.94% — OLG game pages
- Median payout rate, $5 tickets: 66.92% — OLG game pages
- Median printed prize money unclaimed, $20 / $5: 29.2% / 56.5% — OLG published prize counts
- Price guide: lottizen.com/scratch/ontario/prices — Lottizen
How to cite
Cite this: Lottizen, "Ontario's $20 scratch tickets are printed to pay out more than its $5 tickets, but have far less prize money left," updated October 28, 2026, https://lottizen.com/news/ontario-20-vs-5-scratch-tickets-2026-10. Data: Lottizen (lottizen.com), free to use with credit.
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