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Diamond 7s — $20 Texas Scratch-Off #2685

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched September 2, 2025

Diamond 7s (#2685) is a $20 Texas scratch-off launched on September 2, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #18 of 79 active games on current payout (73.8%, $14.77 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 16 $20 games, #14 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.57) and #65 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,392,132). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.2 points (75.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 1.5% (1 in 3.51 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 4,784,263 tickets are still unsold (47.8% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
73.8%
75.0% at launch
Expected value
$14.77
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.57
1 in 3.51 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.57
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.63
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 20,272
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 4
$1,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
52.2%
≈ 4,784,263 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Diamond 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, 1,341,803 of 2,606,132 prizes (51.5%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000 1 in 2,289,488 1 in 2,392,132 4 2 2 50.0%
$25,000 1 in 381,581 1 in 341,733 24 10 14 58.3%
$1,000 1 in 22,067 1 in 21,747 415 195 220 53.0%
$500 1 in 1,561 1 in 1,576 5,865 2,829 3,036 51.8%
$200 1 in 84.0 1 in 85.5 109,069 53,133 55,936 51.3%
$100 1 in 25.0 1 in 25.4 366,524 178,490 188,034 51.3%
$50 1 in 17.9 1 in 18.2 512,457 248,914 263,543 51.4%
$40 1 in 13.9 1 in 14.1 659,372 320,863 338,509 51.3%
$20 1 in 9.62 1 in 9.71 952,402 459,893 492,509 51.7%
All prizes1 in 3.511 in 3.57 2,606,1321,264,329 1,341,80351.5%

How Diamond 7s has moved

72% 75% 77% Aug 2025Sep 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Diamond 7s. 45 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

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

Diamond 7s: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in Diamond 7s?
2 of 4 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,392,132.
What are the odds of winning anything on Diamond 7s?
1 in 3.57 today, compared with 1 in 3.51 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.57, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.63.
Is Diamond 7s worth buying?
Its current payout is 73.8% ($14.77 back per $20 ticket), rank #18 of 79 in Texas. The best $20 alternative today is Queen of Spades (#2706, $20) at 76.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Diamond 7s tickets are left?
We estimate 4,784,263 of roughly 9,157,950 printed tickets are unsold (47.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Diamond 7s launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on September 2, 2025. It is still on sale.

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