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Strong valueActive7's · $30 · California Lottery
7's: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $25.49 on average.
▲ +5.3 pts vs launch#1 of 2 · $30 CA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 AM
▲ +5.3 pts vs launch#1 of 2 · $30 CA gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 AM
7's is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the California state lottery. Its current expected value is 85.0%, up 5.3 percentage points from the launch value of 79.6%. 3 of the original 5 $10,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 60% of the 15.2M printed tickets have been sold.
85.0%
expected return
1 in 2.71
odds of any win
3 of 5
$10M jackpots left
60%
claimed · 9.1M of 15.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,243,911 winning tickets still unclaimed.
20 win more than $30
$40 – $400, an actual profit
17 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
63 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 347 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $25.49 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$18.54 · 61.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $750K
$2.03 · 6.8% of price
Jackpots $10M+
$4.92 · 16.4% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
68.6%
Just 3 tickets out of 6.1M carry the $10M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
2,236,596 winning tickets remain in this range: 73% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
60% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
15.2M
tickets printed
9.1M
tickets claimed · 60%
6.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
60%
Tickets left
40%
60% of top prizes remain with only 40% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
California Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $30 CA peers
#1 of 2
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
7's
85.0%
2
Crossword Xtreme
79.7%
Figures from California Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 AM.
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