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Weak valueActiveCash Boom · $5 · Virginia Lottery
Cash Boom: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.36 on average.
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#17 of 24 · $5 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#17 of 24 · $5 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
Cash Boom is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.2%, down 0.4 percentage points from the launch value of 67.6%. 110 of the original 1,578 $200 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 92% of the 2.4M printed tickets have been sold.
67.2%
expected return
1 in 6.75
odds of any win
110 of 1,578
$200 top prizes left
92%
claimed · 2.2M of 2.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 28,688 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$20 or $50 or $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
85 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $3.36 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $200
$3.36 · 67.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $200 wins
28,688 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
92% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2025.
2.4M
tickets printed
2.2M
tickets claimed · 92%
194k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
7%
Tickets left
8%
7% of top prizes remain with 8% 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 $5 VA peers
#17 of 24
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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