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Average valueActiveSilver 7s · $5 · Virginia Lottery
Silver 7s: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.53 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 27 · $5 VA games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 27 · $5 VA games
Silver 7s is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.6%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.6%. 3 of the original 3 $177,777 top prizes are still unclaimed.
70.6%
expected return
1 in 4.31
odds of any win
3 of 3
$178K top prizes left
0%
claimed · 0 of 2.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 680,579 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 5,855 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.53 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.33 · 66.7% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $178K
$0.20 · 3.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
680,567 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% 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.
2.9M
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
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
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 $5 VA peers
#1 of 27
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Virginia Lottery published claim data.
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