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Decent valueActive$20,000 Bankroll · $20 · Virginia Lottery
$20,000 Bankroll: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.95 on average.
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#10 of 11 · $20 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#10 of 11 · $20 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026
$20,000 Bankroll is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 74.8%, down 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 75.0%. 97 of the original 200 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 51% of the 3.1M printed tickets have been sold.
74.8%
expected return
1 in 3.3
odds of any win
97 of 200
$20K top prizes left
51%
claimed · 1.6M of 3.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 453,135 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
70 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 558 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.95 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.66 · 68.3% of price
Mid prizes $20K
$1.29 · 6.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
453,038 winning tickets remain in this range: 91% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
51% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2022.
3.1M
tickets printed
1.6M
tickets claimed · 51%
1.5M
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
49%
Tickets left
49%
49% of top prizes remain with 49% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Virginia Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $20 VA peers
#10 of 11
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Virginia Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 12, 2026.
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