What is the expected value of $1,000,000 GOLD RUSH?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of $1,000,000 GOLD RUSH is 81.4%, meaning the average ticket returns about $40.68 in prizes against its $50 cost.

Is $1,000,000 GOLD RUSH retired?

No, $1,000,000 GOLD RUSH is still active and being sold by the Virginia state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

$1,000,000 GOLD RUSH ($50) - Odds & Remaining Prizes - Virginia Lottery

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Active$1,000,000 GOLD RUSH · $50 · Virginia Lottery

▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#3 of 4 · $50 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM

$1,000,000 GOLD RUSH is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.4%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 82.1%. 1 of the original 5 $1,000,000* top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 74% of the 3.4M printed tickets have been sold.

81.4%

expected return

1 in 3.55

odds of any win

1 of 5

$1M jackpots left

74%

claimed · 2.5M of 3.4M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 248,197 winning tickets still unclaimed.

25 win more than $50

$75 – $200, an actual profit

0 win their money back

a $50 prize, so you break even

75 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 36 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $40.68 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $75 – $500

$38.26 · 76.5% of price

Mid prizes $3K – $50K

$1.29 · 2.6% of price

Jackpots $1M+

$1.13 · 2.3% of price

Realistic return, jackpots set aside

79.1%

Just 1 ticket out of 881k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.

Most of the value pays out as

$75 – $500 wins

247,925 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

74% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2024.

3.4M

tickets printed

2.5M

tickets claimed · 74%

881k

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.

Jackpots left

20%

Tickets left

26%

20% of top prizes remain with 26% of tickets left to claim them.

Where to buy

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Rank vs $50 VA peers

#3 of 4

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

$1,000,000 GOLD RUSH

81.4%

Cash Surge

81.0%

Figures from Virginia Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM.

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$1,000,000 GOLD RUSH: Strong value. A $50 ticket pays back $40.68 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $40.68 comes from

74% of the print run claimed