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Poor valueActiveHot 7s · $1 · Ohio Lottery
Hot 7s: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.45 on average.
▼ -16.0 pts vs launch#10 of 10 · $1 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
▼ -16.0 pts vs launch#10 of 10 · $1 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM
Hot 7s is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 45.0%, down 16.0 percentage points from the launch value of 61.0%. 9 of the original 98 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 82% of the 10.0M printed tickets have been sold.
45.0%
expected return
1 in 4.64
odds of any win
9 of 98
$500 top prizes left
82%
claimed · 8.2M of 10M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 341,436 winning tickets still unclaimed.
8 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
81 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 201,424 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.45 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $500
$0.45 · 45.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
341,436 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
82% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2025.
10M
tickets printed
8.2M
tickets claimed · 82%
1.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
9%
Tickets left
18%
9% of top prizes remain with 18% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Ohio Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $1 OH peers
#10 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM.
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