4 of 98
top prizes of $500 still out there
Ticket price$1
Top prize$500
Launch odds1 in 4.64
Prizes remaining (all tiers)297,315
Est. tickets left
≈14%
Hot 7s is a $1 scratch-off from the Ohio Lottery (game #1020) with a top prize of $500 and overall odds of 1 in 4.64 at launch. 94 of 98 top prizes are gone, 4 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 14% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 297,315 prizes are still out there (it started with 2,105,916).
Of all the tickets printed for "Hot 7s", about a quarter are still unsold. The game is close to selling out, with four of 98 top prizes unclaimed. In every scratcher, either the tickets or the prizes run out first. The rest of this page shows the details.
Everything above about "Hot 7s" comes from the Ohio Lottery's own published numbers. We only do the counting.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 4 | 98 |
| $100 | 9 | 196 |
| $50 | 197 | 2,697 |
| $20 | 4,153 | 48,907 |
| $10 | 9,262 | 97,914 |
| $5 | 36,814 | 342,149 |
| $2 | 76,870 | 586,860 |
| $1 | 170,006 | 1,027,095 |
Prize counts come straight from official Ohio lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
4 of the 98 top prizes of $500 are still unclaimed, according to official Ohio lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Hot 7s is a $1 scratch-off. It is game #1020 from the Ohio Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 4.64, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.
Prize counts come straight from official Ohio lottery data, last refreshed on Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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