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Average valueActiveRuby 7s · $10 · Texas Lottery
Ruby 7s: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $6.83 on average.
▼ -1.7 pts vs launch#13 of 15 · $10 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
▼ -1.7 pts vs launch#13 of 15 · $10 TX gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
Ruby 7s is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Texas state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.3%, down 1.7 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 1 of the original 4 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 65% of the 8.2M printed tickets have been sold.
68.3%
expected return
1 in 3.88
odds of any win
1 of 4
$500K top prizes left
65%
claimed · 5.3M of 8.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 732,103 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 4,267 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $6.83 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.61 · 66.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$0.22 · 2.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
732,014 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
65% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch.
8.2M
tickets printed
5.3M
tickets claimed · 65%
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
25%
Tickets left
35%
25% of top prizes remain with 35% 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 $10 TX peers
#13 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Texas Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM.
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