Ending Soon!Gem 7sIowa Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
The Iowa Lottery sells Ending Soon!Gem 7s as a $20 ticket. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $150,000 prize now runs about 1 in 22,539 by our estimate, against 1 in 18,910 at launch. No $20 ticket in Iowa has better overall odds: 1 in 2.52, against 5 others at that price. None of its winning tickets pays $20 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 19K at launch, about 1 in 23K now. The $150,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- At $0.74 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.
- Little of the prize pool has been drained so far.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 11Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $150,000 | 1 in 118,035 | 16 | 8 | 50% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 118,035 | 16 | 10 | 63% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 3,747 | 504 | 303 | 60% |
| $700 | 1 in 4,001 | 472 | 284 | 60% |
| $500 | 1 in 1,197 | 1,578 | 935 | 59% |
| $200 | 1 in 755 | 2,501 | 1,490 | 60% |
| $100 | 1 in 299 | 6,317 | 3,782 | 60% |
| $70 | 1 in 40 | 47,258 | 28,080 | 59% |
| $50 | 1 in 31 | 61,404 | 36,661 | 60% |
| $40 | 1 in 20 | - | Not reported | - |
| $30 | 1 in 15 | - | Not reported | - |
| $25 | 1 in 15 | - | Not reported | - |
| $20 | 1 in 7 | - | Not reported | - |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since March 6, when our records for it began, 2 $150,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 8. The most recent was on August 27.
- August 27, 20261 claimed · 8 left
- July 12, 20261 claimed · 9 left
From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
Game Details
- State
- Iowa
- Game Number
- 709
- Ticket Price
- $20
- Start Date
- 12/30/2024
- Payout %
- 74.3%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/11/2026
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100X The Cash | 91 | 1 in 2.88 | 74.4% | $250K · 8 |
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