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Weak valueActiveBlackjack · $1 · Virginia Lottery
Blackjack: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.61 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 13 · $1 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 13 · $1 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM
Blackjack is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 61.0%. 60 of the original 68 $1,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 13% of the 8.3M printed tickets have been sold.
61.0%
expected return
1 in 4.69
odds of any win
60 of 68
$1K top prizes left
13%
claimed · 1.1M of 8.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,547,952 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 59,999 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.61 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $500
$0.60 · 60.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K
$0.01 · 0.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
1,547,892 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
13% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
8.3M
tickets printed
1.1M
tickets claimed · 13%
7.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
88%
Tickets left
87%
88% of top prizes remain with only 87% 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
#2 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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