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Poor valueActiveLucky 7s · $2 · Virginia Lottery
Lucky 7s: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.11 on average.
▼ -8.5 pts vs launch#14 of 14 · $2 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM
▼ -8.5 pts vs launch#14 of 14 · $2 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM
Lucky 7s is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 55.5%, down 8.5 percentage points from the launch value of 64.0%. 0 of the original 3 $25,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 86% of the 2.1M printed tickets have been sold.
55.5%
expected return
1 in 4.55
odds of any win
0 of 3
$25K top prizes left
86%
claimed · 1.8M of 2.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 63,987 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 36,393 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.11 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.11 · 55.5% of price
Mid prizes $25K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
63,987 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
86% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2025.
2.1M
tickets printed
1.8M
tickets claimed · 86%
291k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
14%
0% of top prizes remain with 14% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Virginia Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $2 VA peers
#14 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Virginia Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM.
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