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Active$50 JAMBOREE · $1 · Virginia Lottery

$50 JAMBOREE: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.58 on average.

-5.0 pts vs launch#6 of 13 · $1 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM

$50 JAMBOREE is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 58.0%, down 5.0 percentage points from the launch value of 63.0%. 1,251 of the original 6,120 $50 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 75% of the 3.1M printed tickets have been sold.

58.0%
expected return
1 in 4.97
odds of any win
1,251 of 6,120
$50 top prizes left
75%
claimed · 2.3M of 3.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 153,850 winning tickets still unclaimed.

10 win more than $1
$2 – $50, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map

Where the $0.58 comes from

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

Small wins $1 – $50
$0.58 · 58.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $50 wins
153,850 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress

75% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.

3.1M
tickets printed
2.3M
tickets claimed · 75%
765k
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
25%
20% of top prizes remain with 25% 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 $1 VA peers
#6 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Virginia Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM.
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