Bits & Odds

Gold 7s — $10 Virginia Scratcher #2421

Data captured · launched September 1, 2026

Gold 7s (#2421) is a $10 Virginia scratcher launched on September 1, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #30 of 62 active games on current payout (70.1%, $7.01 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 11 $10 games, #19 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.89) and #61 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,942,065). Since launch the payout has fallen 2.8 points (72.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.3% (1 in 3.90 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $577,777 remain, and we estimate 1,942,065 tickets are still unsold (33.9% 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
70.1%
72.9% at launch
Expected value
$7.01
per $10 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.89
1 in 3.90 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.89
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.40
win more than $10
$600+ odds
1 in 92,479
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$577,777 each
Tickets remaining
66.1%
≈ 1,942,065 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 27, 2026, 10 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Gold 7s, 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 Virginia game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 499,292 of 752,967 prizes (66.3%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$577,777 1 in 978,857 1 in 1,942,065 3 2 1 33.3%
$7,000 1 in 293,657 1 in 215,785 10 1 9 90.0%
$2,500 1 in 195,771 1 in 176,551 15 4 11 73.3%
$500 1 in 4,001 1 in 3,972 734 245 489 66.6%
$200 1 in 2,975 1 in 2,920 987 322 665 67.4%
$100 1 in 201.9 1 in 203.3 14,545 4,991 9,554 65.7%
$70 1 in 200.0 1 in 199.7 14,684 4,959 9,725 66.2%
$50 1 in 34.3 1 in 34.3 85,678 29,045 56,633 66.1%
$40 1 in 24.0 1 in 24.1 122,350 41,654 80,696 66.0%
$20 1 in 13.3 1 in 13.3 220,269 74,389 145,880 66.2%
$10 1 in 10.00 1 in 9.93 293,692 98,063 195,629 66.6%
All prizes1 in 3.901 in 3.89 752,967253,675 499,29266.3%

How Gold 7s has moved

69% 71% 73% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Gold 7s. 47 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.

Gold 7s: common questions

How many $577,777 prizes are left in Gold 7s?
1 of 3 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,942,065.
What are the odds of winning anything on Gold 7s?
1 in 3.89 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.90 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.89, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 6.40.
Is Gold 7s worth buying?
Its current payout is 70.1% ($7.01 back per $10 ticket), rank #30 of 62 in Virginia. The best $10 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is SIX FIGURES (#2389, $10) at 76.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Gold 7s tickets are left?
We estimate 1,942,065 of roughly 2,936,571 printed tickets are unsold (33.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Gold 7s launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on September 1, 2026. It is still on sale.

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