Hot 7s — $1 Massachusetts Scratch Ticket #425
Hot 7s (#425) is a $1 Massachusetts scratch ticket launched on January 9, 2024. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #102 of 132 active games on current payout (70.5%, $0.70 expected back per ticket) and #9 of 16 $1 games, #94 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.70) and #24 on top-prize odds (1 in 323,375). Since launch the payout has risen 0.5 points (70.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 23.3% (1 in 5.79 at launch). 1 of 8 top prizes of $7,000 remain, and we estimate 323,375 tickets are still unsold (96.8% sold). That is below average for Massachusetts; the Massachusetts ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Hot 7s, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 68,795 of 1,739,028 prizes (4.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,000 | 1 in 1,260,000 | 1 in 323,375 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12.5% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 1,008,000 | all claimed | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $200 | 1 in 18,000 | 1 in 80,844 | 560 | 556 | 4 | 0.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,946 | 1 in 3,717 | 5,180 | 5,093 | 87 | 1.7% |
| $40 | 1 in 1,059 | 1 in 2,507 | 9,520 | 9,391 | 129 | 1.4% |
| $25 | 1 in 1,000 | 1 in 1,283 | 10,080 | 9,828 | 252 | 2.5% |
| $20 | 1 in 299.4 | 1 in 511.7 | 33,670 | 33,038 | 632 | 1.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 93.8 | 1 in 113.9 | 107,520 | 104,680 | 2,840 | 2.6% |
| $5 | 1 in 83.3 | 1 in 79.7 | 120,960 | 116,901 | 4,059 | 3.4% |
| $4 | 1 in 68.2 | 1 in 62.1 | 147,840 | 142,634 | 5,206 | 3.5% |
| $3 | 1 in 62.5 | 1 in 49.4 | 161,280 | 154,728 | 6,552 | 4.1% |
| $2 | 1 in 8.82 | 1 in 6.60 | 1,142,400 | 1,093,367 | 49,033 | 4.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 5.79 | 1 in 4.70 | 1,739,028 | 1,670,233 | 68,795 | 4.0% |
How Hot 7s has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- July 17, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 1 remain.
- April 9, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
- March 28, 2025: one $7,000 prize was claimed; 1 remain.
- March 26, 2025: one $7,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
Hot 7s: common questions
- How many $7,000 prizes are left in Hot 7s?
- 1 of 8 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 323,375.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Hot 7s?
- 1 in 4.70 today, compared with 1 in 5.79 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.70, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 4.70.
- Is Hot 7s worth buying?
- Its current payout is 70.5% ($0.70 back per $1 ticket), rank #102 of 132 in Massachusetts. The best $1 alternative today is $10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT (#459, $1) at 88.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Hot 7s tickets are left?
- We estimate 323,375 of roughly 10,075,968 printed tickets are unsold (96.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Hot 7s launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on January 9, 2024. It is still on sale.
Other $1 Massachusetts scratch tickets
- $10,000 MERRY & BRIGHT — 88.4% payout, 1 in 2.65 any prize
- $50 in a Flash — 77.7% payout, 1 in 3.24 any prize
- LUCK OF THE IRISH TRIPLER — 77.1% payout, 1 in 4.15 any prize
- 10X — 75.8% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize
- $10,000 WIN ALL — 75.8% payout, 1 in 4.00 any prize