Mega Hot 7's — $20 New Jersey Scratch-Off #01903
Mega Hot 7's (#01903) is a $20 New Jersey scratch-off launched on January 30, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #14 of 57 active games on current payout (72.9%, $14.57 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 8 $20 games, #13 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.82) and #50 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,891,181). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.1 points (73.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.7% (1 in 3.84 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000* remain, and we estimate 2,891,181 tickets are still unsold (60.5% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Mega Hot 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 New Jersey game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 757,823 of 1,905,275 prizes (39.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000* | 1 in 2,439,133 | 1 in 2,891,181 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 109,215 | 1 in 96,373 | 67 | 37 | 30 | 44.8% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 14,813 | 1 in 14,676 | 494 | 297 | 197 | 39.9% |
| $500 | 1 in 258.5 | 1 in 258.7 | 28,312 | 17,136 | 11,176 | 39.5% |
| $200 | 1 in 159.0 | 1 in 159.6 | 46,027 | 27,910 | 18,117 | 39.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 26.6 | 1 in 26.6 | 275,369 | 166,852 | 108,517 | 39.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 19.9 | 365,870 | 220,859 | 145,011 | 39.6% |
| $40 | 1 in 16.0 | 1 in 16.0 | 457,344 | 276,199 | 181,145 | 39.6% |
| FREE $20 TICKETfree ticket | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 9.85 | 731,789 | 438,160 | 293,629 | 40.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.84 | 1 in 3.82 | 1,905,275 | 1,147,452 | 757,823 | 39.8% |
How Mega Hot 7's has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 23, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 197 remain.
- October 17, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 198 remain.
- October 16, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 199 remain.
- October 9, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 200 remain.
- October 6, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 201 remain.
- October 3, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 202 remain.
- September 26, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 203 remain.
- September 12, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 204 remain.
- September 10, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 205 remain.
- September 26, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 304 remain.
- September 24, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 305 remain.
- September 23, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 306 remain.
Mega Hot 7's: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Mega Hot 7's?
- 1 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,891,181.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Mega Hot 7's?
- 1 in 3.82 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.84 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 6.22, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 6.23.
- Is Mega Hot 7's worth buying?
- Its current payout is 72.9% ($14.57 back per $20 ticket), rank #14 of 57 in New Jersey. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Black Opal 7's (#01991, $20) at 77.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Mega Hot 7's tickets are left?
- We estimate 2,891,181 of roughly 7,317,400 printed tickets are unsold (60.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Mega Hot 7's launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on January 30, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $20 New Jersey scratch-offs
- Black Opal 7's — 77.8% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize
- 100X — 76.3% payout, 1 in 3.82 any prize
- Crossword Bonanza — 74.8% payout, 1 in 3.49 any prize
- $1 Million Premier Ca$h — 73.1% payout, 1 in 3.82 any prize
- Quarter Million Ca$h — 69.6% payout, 1 in 4.05 any prize