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Decent valueActiveBursting with $5,000s · $30 · Virginia Lottery
Bursting with $5,000s: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $23.80 on average.
▲ +0.8 pts vs launch#5 of 9 · $30 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
▲ +0.8 pts vs launch#5 of 9 · $30 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
Bursting with $5,000s is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.3%, up 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 78.6%. 1,026 of the original 2,684 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 63% of the 1.2M printed tickets have been sold.
79.3%
expected return
1 in 3.75
odds of any win
1,026 of 2,684
$5K top prizes left
63%
claimed · 763k of 1.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 121,229 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $30
$50 – $200, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 364 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $23.80 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$12.52 · 41.7% of price
Mid prizes $5K
$11.28 · 37.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
120,203 winning tickets remain in this range: 53% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
63% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2024.
1.2M
tickets printed
763k
tickets claimed · 63%
455k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
38%
Tickets left
37%
38% of top prizes remain with only 37% 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 $30 VA peers
#5 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Virginia Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM.
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