The current odds of winning any prize on Red Hot 7's are 1 in 4.9 (20.42%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $20,000 top prize.

Yes. All 5 $20,000 top prizes have been claimed, as of Feb 2, 2026. A game can stay on sale after its top prizes are gone, so a ticket bought now can no longer win the top prize. We estimate about 13% of the game's 6,792,600 tickets are still unsold.

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

Red Hot 7's has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $20,000: all claimed; $2,000+ at 1 in 886,059 (1 of 11 left); $500+ at 1 in 80,551 (10 of 116 left); $100+ at 1 in 2,973 (287 of 3,179 left); $40+ at 1 in 664 (1,036 of 11,012 left); $20+ at 1 in 108 (6,907 of 67,897 left); $10+ at 1 in 24.2 (28,441 of 271,704 left); $5+ at 1 in 10.5 (47,333 of 384,943 left); $4+ at 1 in 7.72 (30,713 of 249,149 left); Free ticket at 1 in 4.9 (66,200 of 498,182 left).

The odds of winning at least your $2 back on one Red Hot 7's ticket are 1 in 4.9 (20.42%), counting free-ticket prizes. The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.72 (12.95%).

Red Hot 7's costs $2 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.

Red Hot 7's, a $2 New Jersey scratch-off, was released on Jan 30, 2025 by the New Jersey Lottery.