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Average valueActiveDiamond 7s · $5 · Arkansas Lottery
Diamond 7s: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.57 on average.
▼ -0.6 pts vs launch#8 of 12 · $5 AR games
▼ -0.6 pts vs launch#8 of 12 · $5 AR games
Diamond 7s is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Arkansas state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.4%, down 0.6 percentage points from the launch value of 72.0%. 2 of the original 3 $77,777 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 41% of the 1.6M printed tickets have been sold.
71.4%
expected return
1 in 3.63
odds of any win
2 of 3
$78K top prizes left
41%
claimed · 667k of 1.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 267,439 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 7,410 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.57 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.40 · 68.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $78K
$0.17 · 3.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
267,429 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
41% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
1.6M
tickets printed
667k
tickets claimed · 41%
971k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
59%
67% of top prizes remain with only 59% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Arkansas Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 AR peers
#8 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Arkansas Lottery published claim data.
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