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Ruby 7'sNew Jersey Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: New Jersey Lottery
61
VALUESCORE
Good
$10New JerseyGame #1990GREEN
At a glance

Ruby 7's is one of the New Jersey Lottery's $10 games. Our estimate for the $500,000 prize has slipped to about 1 in 2,003,840 per ticket, from 1 in 1,431,047 at launch. On average it pays back about $0.73 per $1, $0.02 more than the median $10 game in New Jersey.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.04
Derived
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
47%
ValueScore™
61 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Above the pack: #19 of the 59 active games we track in New Jersey.
Why
↑At $0.73 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 1.4M at launch, about 1 in 2.0M now. The $500,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • At 1 in 4.04 overall odds, prizes land more often than in most games.
  • This game is partway played through, with a fair share of prizes remaining.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$500,000
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 1.4M
now ~1 in 2.0M
$10,000
3 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 716K
now ~1 in 668K
$2,000
10 of 24 left
launch odds 1 in 179K
now ~1 in 200K
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
$500,0001 in 1,429,94031
33%
$10,0001 in 714,97063
50%
$2,0001 in 178,7432410
42%
$5001 in 3,7401,147539
47%
$2001 in 9704,4232,017
46%
$1001 in 5577,41335,454
46%
$501 in 5085,83639,654
46%
$401 in 40107,38949,518
46%
$201 in 11393,255183,067
47%
$101 in 11393,163185,737
47%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$31,191,490
Current Prize Pool
$14,250,430
Payout Percentage
45.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
496,000

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
4,293,142
Estimated Remaining
2,003,840
% Remaining
46.7%
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

Since its launch on July 30, 2 $500,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on October 1.

30
July 30October 9
  • October 1, 20261 claimed · 1 left
  • August 13, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 4.3% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 6 times the average for New Jersey's $10 games (0.8% 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

61
VALUESCORE
Good
61
out of 100
Expected Value
31/40
Prize Quality
10/25
Win Frequency
12/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1990
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
7/29/2026
Payout %
72.7%
Data Source
State lottery
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.04 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Ruby 7's scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Ruby 7's scores 61/100 (Good) and is 4th among the 13 $10 games New Jersey sells. It pays back about $0.73 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Ruby 7's scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Ruby 7's are 1 in 4.04. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Ruby 7's?
The top prize for Ruby 7's is $500,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.

Every $10 ticket in New Jersey

All 13 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$250,000 Crossword731 in 3.9472.0%$250K · 53.8%
Cash Fever671 in 3.7273.4%$500K · 20.7%
Disco Dollarfest651 in 3.7272.9%$500K · 10.3%
Ruby 7's (this game)611 in 4.0472.7%$500K · 14.3%
50X Cash Blitz581 in 3.7571.0%$500K · 10.2%
$1,000,000 Spectacular571 in 3.8972.6%$1M · 11.3%
The Shore Thing531 in 3.9670.5%$500K · 10.2%
Super Hot 7's491 in 4.0169.9%$500K · 10.2%
$250,000 Crossword (Game #1965)441 in 3.9471.9%$250K · 10.2%
AC Night$361 in 5.6569.9%$500K · 11.6%

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.