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Weak valueActiveLucky 7s · $1 · North Carolina Lottery
Lucky 7s: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.60 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $1 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:36 AM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 4 · $1 NC gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:36 AM
Lucky 7s is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the North Carolina state lottery. Its current expected value is 60.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 61.0%. 7 of the original 8 $7,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 16% of the 12.6M printed tickets have been sold.
60.0%
expected return
1 in 4.85
odds of any win
7 of 8
$7K top prizes left
16%
claimed · 2M of 12.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,186,111 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $1
$2 – $300, an actual profit
8 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 481,535 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.60 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $500
$0.60 · 59.5% of price
Mid prizes $7K
$0.00 · 0.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
2,186,104 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
16% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
12.6M
tickets printed
2M
tickets claimed · 16%
10.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
88%
Tickets left
84%
88% of top prizes remain with only 84% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
North Carolina Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $1 NC peers
#2 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from North Carolina Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:36 AM.
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