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Weak valueActiveBARKIN BUCKS · $2 · Virginia Lottery
BARKIN BUCKS: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.22 on average.
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#10 of 14 · $2 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#10 of 14 · $2 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM
BARKIN BUCKS is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.0%, down 5.0 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 0 of the original 3 $20,000* top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 77% of the 2.3M printed tickets have been sold.
61.0%
expected return
1 in 4.68
odds of any win
0 of 3
$20K top prizes left
77%
claimed · 1.8M of 2.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 112,654 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $2
$5 – $100, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 65,903 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.22 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.22 · 61.0% of price
Mid prizes $20K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
112,654 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, Aug 2025.
2.3M
tickets printed
1.8M
tickets claimed · 77%
527k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
23%
0% 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 $2 VA peers
#10 of 14
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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