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Ranked 7th of 67 Tickets in Virginia

Gold 7sVirginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Virginia Lottery
72
VALUESCORE
Good
$10VirginiaGame #2421GREEN
At a glance

The Virginia Lottery sells Gold 7s as a $10 ticket. At a ValueScore of 72/100 (Good), it is the best $10 game on sale in Virginia. Prizes of $10,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 978,857 tickets.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.90
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$577,777
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
73%
ValueScore™
72 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Above the pack: #7 of 67 in Virginia, better than about 91% of the state's games.
Why
↑Plenty of prizes remain in circulation across this game.
  • Prize quality is high: most of the meaningful top and mid-tier prizes remain in play.
  • $0.73 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$577,777
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 979K
now ~1 in 1.1M
$7,000
9 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 294K
now ~1 in 237K
$2,500
13 of 15 left
launch odds 1 in 196K
now ~1 in 164K
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

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$577,77732
67%
$7,000109
90%
$2,5001513
87%
$500734525
72%
$200987727
74%
$10014,54510,464
72%
$7014,68410,633
72%
$5085,67861,939
72%
$40122,35088,430
72%
$20220,269159,800
73%
$10293,692214,135
73%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$21,407,811
Current Prize Pool
$15,421,164
Payout Percentage
72.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
546,677

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
2,936,571
Estimated Remaining
2,132,040
% Remaining
72.6%
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 August 31, one $577,777 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on September 18.

31
3
2
August 31October 19
  • September 18, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 3.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 3 times the average for Virginia's $10 games (1% 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

72
VALUESCORE
Good
72
out of 100
Expected Value
27/40
Prize Quality
17/25
Win Frequency
13/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
2421
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
9/1/2026
Payout %
72.9%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.90 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Gold 7s scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Gold 7s scores 72/100 (Good) and is the strongest of Virginia's 10 $10 tickets. It pays back about $0.73 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Gold 7s scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Gold 7s are 1 in 3.90. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Gold 7s?
The top prize for Gold 7s is $577,777. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Gold 7s?
Based on our latest data, 73% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 546,677 out of 752,967 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
When was Gold 7s released?
Gold 7s was released by the Virginia Lottery on September 1, 2026. It has been on sale for about 2 months.

Every $10 ticket in Virginia

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Gold 7s (this game)721 in 3.9072.9%$578K · 23.4%
20X THE MONEY681 in 3.6571.7%$1M · 30.9%
$500,000 Disco Dollars631 in 6.0071.9%$500K · 35.1%
BIG BANK PAYDAY621 in 3.9972.8%$500K · 12.6%
Crossword Spectacular611 in 3.6972.3%$300K · 21.2%
SIX FIGURES521 in 3.9772.0%$500K · 10.3%
BIG BILLS511 in 4.0472.4%$500K · 10.8%
Instant Cash471 in 5.2573.3%$500K · 11.4%
Power Payout Multiplier441 in 4.1472.5%$1M · 00.0%
CASH BLOWOUT441 in 9.3572.1%$500 · 2,341-

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.