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Decent valueActiveRED 7S DOUBLER · $5 · Virginia Lottery
RED 7S DOUBLER: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.73 on average.
▲ +6.6 pts vs launch#1 of 24 · $5 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM
▲ +6.6 pts vs launch#1 of 24 · $5 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM
RED 7S DOUBLER is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 74.6%, up 6.6 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 2 of the original 3 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 89% of the 3.5M printed tickets have been sold.
74.6%
expected return
1 in 3.79
odds of any win
2 of 3
$100K top prizes left
89%
claimed · 3.2M of 3.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 101,189 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 13,224 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.73 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.05 · 61.0% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $100K
$0.68 · 13.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
101,175 winning tickets remain in this range: 82% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
89% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2025.
3.5M
tickets printed
3.2M
tickets claimed · 89%
384k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
11%
67% of top prizes remain with only 11% 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 $5 VA peers
#1 of 24
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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