The current odds of winning any prize on Hot 7s are 1 in 5.28 (18.94%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 96 of the 100 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 4 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 13, 2026. We estimate about 16% of the game's 10,000,000 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 10 $1 Ohio scratch-offs on sale, Hot 7s ranks #10 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 5.28 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back. Right now the $1 game with the best odds of breaking even is Holiday Cash, where 1 in 4 tickets wins at least $1 back.

Hot 7s has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 388,063 (4 of 100 left); $100+ at 1 in 119,404 (9 of 200 left); $50+ at 1 in 7,427 (196 of 2,750 left); $20+ at 1 in 362 (4,083 of 50,000 left); $10+ at 1 in 116 (9,122 of 100,000 left); $5+ at 1 in 31.2 (36,294 of 350,000 left); $2+ at 1 in 12.4 (75,947 of 600,000 left); $1+ at 1 in 5.28 (168,364 of 1,050,000 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Hot 7s ticket are 1 in 5.28 (18.94%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 12.4 (8.10%).

Hot 7s costs $1 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Ohio Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Ohio instant games and Ohio scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Ohio Lottery lists them under "Scratch-Offs" on its own site. "Instant Games" is simply what most players in Ohio call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. In Ohio, "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.

Hot 7s, a $1 Ohio scratch-off, was released on Jun 13, 2025 by the Ohio Lottery.