Hot 7s — $1 Ohio Scratch-Off #1020
Hot 7s (#1020) is a $1 Ohio scratch-off launched on May 6, 2025. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #21 of 69 active games on current payout (76.8%, $0.77 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 9 $1 games, #6 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.05) and #14 on top-prize odds (1 in 228,029). Since launch the payout has risen 14.6 points (62.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 52.0% (1 in 4.64 at launch). 4 of 98 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 912,115 tickets are still unsold (90.7% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price. A caution on the current figures: the any-prize odds have moved from 1 in 4.64 to 1 in 3.05, further than a game's odds really move. Its prize tiers disagree about how many tickets are left (between 0.71 million and 1.62 million), usually because small prizes are claimed late, and the current odds and payout lean on that disagreement. The printed odds are the safer guide, and our summaries do not name this game the best of anything (how we estimate).
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, 298,822 of 2,105,916 prizes (14.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 99,709 | 1 in 228,029 | 98 | 94 | 4 | 4.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 49,854 | 1 in 101,346 | 196 | 187 | 9 | 4.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 3,623 | 1 in 4,630 | 2,697 | 2,500 | 197 | 7.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 199.8 | 1 in 218.2 | 48,907 | 44,726 | 4,181 | 8.5% |
| $10 | 1 in 99.8 | 1 in 97.8 | 97,914 | 88,590 | 9,324 | 9.5% |
| $5 | 1 in 28.6 | 1 in 24.6 | 342,149 | 305,091 | 37,058 | 10.8% |
| $2 | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 11.8 | 586,860 | 509,570 | 77,290 | 13.2% |
| $1 | 1 in 9.51 | 1 in 5.34 | 1,027,095 | 856,336 | 170,759 | 16.6% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.64 | 1 in 3.05 | 2,105,916 | 1,807,094 | 298,822 | 14.2% |
How Hot 7s has moved
Hot 7s: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in Hot 7s?
- 4 of 98 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 228,029.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Hot 7s?
- 1 in 3.05 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.64 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.05, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 7.12.
- Is Hot 7s worth buying?
- Its current payout is 76.8% ($0.77 back per $1 ticket), rank #21 of 69 in Ohio. The best $1 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is Holiday Cash (#1106, $1) at 75.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Hot 7s tickets are left?
- We estimate 912,115 of roughly 9,771,450 printed tickets are unsold (90.7% 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 May 6, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $1 Ohio scratch-offs
- Holiday Cash — 75.0% payout, 1 in 3.99 any prize
- Electric 8s — 67.7% payout, 1 in 4.27 any prize
- Winner Winner Chicken Dinner — 66.5% payout, 1 in 3.86 any prize
- Luck of the Irish Tripler — 64.1% payout, 1 in 4.27 any prize
- Crazy Cash — 64.1% payout, 1 in 4.35 any prize