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Ranked 25th of 67 Tickets in Virginia

Silver 7sVirginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Virginia Lottery
60
VALUESCORE
Good
$5VirginiaGame #2420GREEN
At a glance

Silver 7s is a $5 ticket from the Virginia Lottery. On average it pays back about $0.71 per $1, $0.02 more than the median $5 game in Virginia. At launch, about 1 in 244,441 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.31
Exp. Value
$0.71
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$177,777
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
60%
ValueScore™
60 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.71
→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either; it is 3rd of Virginia's 19 $5 tickets, in the top third.
Why
→Odds of 1 in 4.31 put the win rate squarely in the normal range.
  • Expected value of $0.71 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.
  • Prize quality is high: most of the meaningful top and mid-tier prizes remain in play.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$177,777
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 978K
now ~1 in 880K
$7,000
3 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 733K
now ~1 in 587K
$2,500
4 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 587K
now ~1 in 440K
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
$177,77732
67%
$7,00043
75%
$2,50054
80%
$500489284
58%
$1001,207707
59%
$702,4731,460
59%
$5052,46831,041
59%
$2573,40843,574
59%
$2073,40843,598
59%
$10183,482109,698
60%
$5293,632177,981
61%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$10,341,881
Current Prize Pool
$6,201,699
Payout Percentage
60.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
408,352

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
2,933,295
Estimated Remaining
1,759,997
% Remaining
60.0%
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 $177,777 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on October 18.

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

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 5% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 6 times the average for Virginia's $5 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

60
VALUESCORE
Good
60
out of 100
Expected Value
22/40
Prize Quality
17/25
Win Frequency
8/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
2420
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
9/1/2026
Payout %
70.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.31 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Silver 7s scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Silver 7s scores 60/100 (Good) and is 3rd among the 19 $5 games Virginia sells. It pays back about $0.71 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Silver 7s scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Silver 7s are 1 in 4.31. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Silver 7s?
The top prize for Silver 7s is $177,777. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
When was Silver 7s released?
Silver 7s was released by the Virginia Lottery on September 1, 2026. It has been on sale for about 2 months.

Every $5 ticket in Virginia

All 19 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
BINGO731 in 3.5368.5%$100K · 31.1%
BANK BUSTER631 in 4.0468.0%$100K · 34.7%
Silver 7s (this game)601 in 4.3170.5%$178K · 25.0%
5 TIMES LUCKY461 in 4.1668.5%$100K · 21.0%
PAWFECT PAYDAY451 in 4.2469.9%$125K · 11.6%
Cash Vault441 in 3.8270.3%$150K · 10.4%
Double The Money441 in 4.9169.3%$100K · 22.6%
Cash in a Flash441 in 3.8370.3%$100K · 10.6%
BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD411 in 3.8369.1%$100K · 20.9%
Money Money Money411 in 4.0670.2%$150K · 12.2%

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.