How many $250,000 prizes are left in Red, White & Blue 7's?

3 of 18 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,502,462.

What are the odds of winning anything on Red, White & Blue 7's?

1 in 4.70 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.56 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.70, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 4.70.

Is Red, White & Blue 7's worth buying?

Its current payout is 66.7% ($3.34 back per $5 ticket), rank #43 of 55 in California. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is LOTERIA™ Extra! (#1688, $5) at 74.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.

How many Red, White & Blue 7's tickets are left?

We estimate 4,507,385 of roughly 20,790,000 printed tickets are unsold (79.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did Red, White & Blue 7's launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on May 18, 2026. It is still on sale.

Red, White & Blue 7's — $5 California Scratcher #1730

Data captured October 25, 2026, 03:29 UTC · launched May 18, 2026

Red, White & Blue 7's California scratcher ticket

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Red, White & Blue 7's (#1730) is a $5 California scratcher launched on May 18, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #43 of 55 active games on current payout (66.7%, $3.34 expected back per ticket) and #11 of 12 $5 games, #52 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.70) and #31 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,502,462). Since launch the payout has fallen 2.3 points (69.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 3.1% (1 in 4.56 at launch). 3 of 18 top prizes of $250,000 remain, and we estimate 4,507,385 tickets are still unsold (79.1% sold). That is below average for California; the California ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout

66.7%

69.0% at launch

Expected value

$3.34

per $5 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 4.70

1 in 4.56 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 4.70

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 4.70

win more than $5

$600+ odds

1 in 13,617

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

3 of 18

$250,000 each

Tickets remaining

20.9%

≈ 4,507,385 tickets

Last top prize claimed: September 29, 2026, 26 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Red, White & Blue 7's, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other California game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 958,828 of 4,562,665 prizes (21.0%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$250,000	1 in 1,200,000	1 in 1,502,462	18	15	3	16.7%
$10,000	1 in 600,000	1 in 409,762	36	25	11	30.6%
$1,000	1 in 15,418	1 in 14,219	1,401	1,084	317	22.6%
$500	1 in 3,412	1 in 3,919	6,331	5,181	1,150	18.2%
$100	1 in 596.0	1 in 636.2	36,223	29,138	7,085	19.6%
$50	1 in 238.0	1 in 255.8	90,632	73,009	17,623	19.4%
$30	1 in 200.0	1 in 210.4	108,024	86,601	21,423	19.8%
$20	1 in 40.0	1 in 40.7	540,000	429,206	110,794	20.5%
$15	1 in 27.0	1 in 27.1	810,000	643,685	166,315	20.5%
$10	1 in 7.00	1 in 7.11	2,970,000	2,335,893	634,107	21.4%
All prizes	1 in 4.56	1 in 4.70	4,562,665	3,603,837	958,828	21.0%

How Red, White & Blue 7's has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Red, White & Blue 7's. 49 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 24, 2026: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 317 remain.
October 23, 2026: 7 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 320 remain.
October 22, 2026: 5 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 327 remain.
October 21, 2026: 6 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 332 remain.
October 20, 2026: 5 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 338 remain.
October 17, 2026: 8 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 343 remain.
October 16, 2026: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 351 remain.
October 15, 2026: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 355 remain.
October 14, 2026: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 359 remain.
October 13, 2026: 12 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 363 remain.
October 10, 2026: 8 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 375 remain.
October 9, 2026: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 383 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

Red, White & Blue 7's: common questions

How many $250,000 prizes are left in Red, White & Blue 7's?: 3 of 18 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,502,462.
What are the odds of winning anything on Red, White & Blue 7's?: 1 in 4.70 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.56 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.70, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 4.70.
Is Red, White & Blue 7's worth buying?: Its current payout is 66.7% ($3.34 back per $5 ticket), rank #43 of 55 in California. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is LOTERIA™ Extra! (#1688, $5) at 74.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Red, White & Blue 7's tickets are left?: We estimate 4,507,385 of roughly 20,790,000 printed tickets are unsold (79.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Red, White & Blue 7's launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on May 18, 2026. It is still on sale.

Other $5 California scratchers

LOTERIA™ Extra! — 74.8% payout, 1 in 2.98 any prize
Poker Nights — 72.7% payout, 1 in 3.30 any prize
California Dreamin' — 72.6% payout, 1 in 3.93 any prize
JAWS — 72.3% payout, 1 in 3.66 any prize
LOTERIA™ Extra! — 70.7% payout, 1 in 3.51 any prize

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