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Decent valueActiveDiamond 7s · $20 · Texas Lottery
Diamond 7s: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.96 on average.
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#8 of 15 · $20 TX gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:51 PM
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#8 of 15 · $20 TX gamesUpdated Aug 1, 2026, 12:51 PM
Diamond 7s is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 74.8%, down 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 75.0%. 2 of the original 4 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 48% of the 9.2M printed tickets have been sold.
74.8%
expected return
1 in 3.51
odds of any win
2 of 4
$1M jackpots left
48%
claimed · 4.4M of 9.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,353,441 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,441 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.96 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$14.42 · 72.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $25K
$0.12 · 0.6% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.42 · 2.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.7%
Just 2 tickets out of 4.8M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
1,353,202 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
48% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
9.2M
tickets printed
4.4M
tickets claimed · 48%
4.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
52%
50% of top prizes remain with 52% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Texas Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $20 TX peers
#8 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Texas Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 1, 2026, 12:51 PM.
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