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Poor valueActive$50 JAMBOREE · $1 · Virginia Lottery
$50 JAMBOREE: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.58 on average.
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#8 of 15 · $1 VA games
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#8 of 15 · $1 VA games
$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%. 1,144 of the original 6,120 $50 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 77% of the 3.1M printed tickets have been sold.
58.0%
expected return
1 in 4.97
odds of any win
1,144 of 6,120
$50 top prizes left
77%
claimed · 2.4M of 3.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 140,220 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
140,220 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
77% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
3.1M
tickets printed
2.4M
tickets claimed · 77%
697k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
19%
Tickets left
23%
19% of top prizes remain with 23% 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
#8 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Virginia Lottery published claim data.
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