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Exceptional valueActivePlatinum 7s · $20 · Virginia Lottery
Platinum 7s: Exceptional value. A $20 ticket pays back $17.67 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#3 of 13 · $20 VA games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#3 of 13 · $20 VA games
Platinum 7s is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 88.4%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 88.4%. 3 of the original 3 $2,000,000* top prizes are still unclaimed.
88.4%
expected return
1 in 3.48
odds of any win
3 of 3
$2M jackpots left
0%
claimed · 0 of 1.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 351,373 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 592 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $17.67 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$12.39 · 61.9% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $70K
$0.38 · 1.9% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$4.91 · 24.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
63.8%
Just 3 tickets out of 1.2M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
351,335 winning tickets remain in this range: 70% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2026.
1.2M
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
1.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% of top prizes remain with 100% 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 $20 VA peers
#3 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Virginia Lottery published claim data.
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