The current odds of winning any prize on Black Opal 7's are 1 in 3.97 (25.18%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $1,000,000 top prize.

Not yet. All 3 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Oct 9, 2026. We estimate about 88% of the game's 7,298,220 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Black Opal 7's is on sale at New Jersey Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 10 $20 New Jersey scratch-offs on sale, Black Opal 7's ranks #7 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.97 tickets winning at least the $20 ticket price back or a free ticket. Right now the $20 game with the best odds of breaking even is Crossword Bonanza, where 1 in 3.54 tickets wins at least $20 back.

Black Opal 7's has 9 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $1,000,000 at 1 in 2,136,368 (3 of 3 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 114,448 (53 of 60 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 12,922 (440 of 493 left); $500+ at 1 in 236 (26,615 of 30,367 left); $200+ at 1 in 53.7 (92,256 of 105,309 left); $100+ at 1 in 19.3 (213,124 of 243,217 left); $50+ at 1 in 11.2 (240,191 of 273,688 left); $40+ at 1 in 6.59 (399,960 of 456,134 left); Free ticket at 1 in 3.97 (641,086 of 729,822 left).

The odds of winning at least your $20 back on one Black Opal 7's ticket are 1 in 3.97 (25.18%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.59 (15.18%).

Black Opal 7's costs $20 per ticket. It is sold at authorized New Jersey Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — New Jersey instant games and New Jersey scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The New Jersey Lottery lists them under "Scratch-Offs" on its own site. "Instant Games" is simply what most players in New Jersey call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. In New Jersey, "instant games" and "instant tickets" mean these same paper tickets you buy at a retailer — not the lottery's online games. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

Black Opal 7's, a $20 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on Sep 2, 2026 by the New Jersey Lottery.