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Ranked 16th of 83 Tickets in North Carolina

Ruby Red 7'sNorth Carolina Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: North Carolina Lottery
64
VALUESCORE
Good
$20North CarolinaGame #8GREEN
At a glance

Ruby Red 7's is one of the North Carolina Lottery's $20 games. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $2,000,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 446,651, from 1 in 1,707,042 at launch. At launch, about 1 in 121,932 tickets carried a prize of $10,000 or more.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.45
Exp. Value
$0.77
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$2,000,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
17%
ValueScore™
64 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.77
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Ranked 16th of 83 active North Carolina games, stronger than most of what is on sale at this price.
Why
↑Winning tickets come up at a 29% clip (1 in 3.45), above the norm.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.7M at launch, about 1 in 447K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $2,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • The prize pool gives back $0.77 of every $1, better than most games manage.
  • Prize quality is fair, with some of the bigger winners already claimed.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$2,000,000
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 1.7M
now ~1 in 447K
$100,000
1 of 9 left
launch odds 1 in 569K
now ~1 in 893K
$10,000
5 of 30 left
launch odds 1 in 171K
now ~1 in 179K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$2,000,0001 in 1,707,23032
67%
$100,0001 in 569,07791
11%
$10,0001 in 170,723305
17%
$1,0001 in 23,60221742
19%
$5001 in 3,0071,703275
16%
$4001 in 2,9661,727285
17%
$2001 in 6085,29714,114
17%
$1001 in 31166,10127,658
17%
$501 in 30170,84328,408
17%
$401 in 38136,59123,492
17%
$301 in 13409,29070,185
17%
$201 in 10512,57394,461
18%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$79,164,750
Current Prize Pool
$16,386,950
Payout Percentage
20.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
258,928

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
5,121,125
Estimated Remaining
893,302
% Remaining
17.4%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

All 2 $2,000,000 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

21
2
March 6October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.8% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, close to the average for North Carolina's $20 games (0.6% a week).

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

64
VALUESCORE
Good
64
out of 100
Expected Value
31/40
Prize Quality
12/25
Win Frequency
17/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
8
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
8/5/2025
Payout %
77.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.45 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Ruby Red 7's scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Ruby Red 7's scores 64/100 (Good) and is 4th among the 13 $20 games North Carolina sells. It pays back about $0.77 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Ruby Red 7's scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Ruby Red 7's are 1 in 3.45. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Ruby Red 7's?
The top prize for Ruby Red 7's is $2,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Ruby Red 7's?
Based on our latest data, 17% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 258,928 out of 1,484,384 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $20 ticket in North Carolina

All 13 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$2,000,000 Taxes Paid751 in 3.7874.7%$2.8M · 32.4%
Stacks of Cash701 in 3.3577.6%$2M · 20.6%
$2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe641 in 3.2277.5%$2M · 20.0%
Ruby Red 7's (this game)641 in 3.4577.3%$2M · 20.8%
20 Years621 in 3.4576.4%$1M · 11.0%
Instant Millions601 in 3.4177.2%$2M · 20.1%
$2 MILLION VAULT591 in 3.3577.2%$2M · 10.3%
$50,000 Payout581 in 3.5474.9%$50K · 420.0%
Jackpot Millions571 in 4.6775.4%$1M · 21.4%
Win Big561 in 3.5677.2%$2M · 20.2%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.