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Poor valueActive$50 WINS · $1 · Virginia Lottery
$50 WINS: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.59 on average.
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#5 of 13 · $1 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#5 of 13 · $1 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM
$50 WINS is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.0%, down 3.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.0%. 777 of the original 5,112 $50* top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 84% of the 2.8M printed tickets have been sold.
59.0%
expected return
1 in 4.75
odds of any win
777 of 5,112
$50 top prizes left
84%
claimed · 2.4M of 2.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 96,034 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 $0.59 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $50
$0.59 · 59.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $50 wins
96,034 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
84% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
2.8M
tickets printed
2.4M
tickets claimed · 84%
456k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
15%
Tickets left
16%
15% of top prizes remain with 16% 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
#5 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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