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Weak valueActiveHOT 7S · $1 · Missouri Lottery
HOT 7S: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.62 on average.
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $1 MO games
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#3 of 3 · $1 MO games
HOT 7S is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Missouri state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.0%, down 5.0 percentage points from the launch value of 67.0%. 2 of the original 6 $7,777 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 64% of the 8.1M printed tickets have been sold.
62.0%
expected return
1 in 4.73
odds of any win
2 of 6
$8K top prizes left
64%
claimed · 5.2M of 8.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 620,181 winning tickets still unclaimed.
9 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 127,531 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.62 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $777
$0.61 · 61.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $8K
$0.01 · 0.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $777 wins
620,179 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
64% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
8.1M
tickets printed
5.2M
tickets claimed · 64%
2.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
36%
33% of top prizes remain with 36% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Missouri Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $1 MO peers
#3 of 3
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Missouri Lottery published claim data.
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