The current odds of winning any prize on Lucky 7s are 1 in 4.95 (20.22%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $7,000 top prize.

Yes. 3 of the 8 $7,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 5 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 9, 2026. We estimate about 59% of the game's 12,608,258 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Lucky 7s is on sale at North Carolina Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 5 $1 North Carolina scratch-offs on sale, Lucky 7s ranks #4 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.95 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back. Right now the $1 game with the best odds of breaking even is $5,000 Triple Play, where 1 in 4.54 tickets wins at least $1 back.

Lucky 7s has 14 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $7,000 at 1 in 1,481,052 (5 of 8 left); $500+ at 1 in 493,684 (10 of 20 left); $300+ at 1 in 189,879 (24 of 54 left); $200+ at 1 in 74,801 (60 of 108 left); $100+ at 1 in 10,874 (582 of 1,079 left); $50+ at 1 in 3,881 (1,227 of 2,266 left); $40+ at 1 in 2,034 (1,733 of 3,211 left); $30+ at 1 in 808 (5,519 of 10,079 left); $20+ at 1 in 360 (11,436 of 20,978 left); $10+ at 1 in 62.4 (98,056 of 178,564 left); $6+ at 1 in 34 (99,274 of 178,400 left); $3+ at 1 in 21.2 (130,904 of 231,050 left); $2+ at 1 in 8.21 (553,471 of 965,792 left); $1+ at 1 in 4.95 (595,026 of 1,008,032 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Lucky 7s ticket are 1 in 4.95 (20.22%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.21 (12.18%).

Lucky 7s costs $1 per ticket. It is sold at authorized North Carolina Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — North Carolina scratch tickets and North Carolina scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The North Carolina Lottery lists them under "Scratch-Offs" on its own site. "Scratch Tickets" is simply what most players in North Carolina call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

Lucky 7s, a $1 North Carolina scratch-off, was released on May 5, 2026 by the North Carolina Lottery.