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Average valueActive5 TIMES LUCKY · $5 · Virginia Lottery
5 TIMES LUCKY: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.42 on average.
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#10 of 24 · $5 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#10 of 24 · $5 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
5 TIMES LUCKY is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.4%, down 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 68.6%. 2 of the original 3 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 27% of the 3.0M printed tickets have been sold.
68.4%
expected return
1 in 4.16
odds of any win
2 of 3
$100K top prizes left
27%
claimed · 825k of 3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 532,881 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,905 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.42 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.29 · 65.7% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $100K
$0.13 · 2.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
532,865 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
27% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
3M
tickets printed
825k
tickets claimed · 27%
2.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
73%
67% of top prizes remain with 73% 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 $5 VA peers
#10 of 24
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Virginia Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM.
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