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Average valueActiveCash in a Flash · $5 · Virginia Lottery
Cash in a Flash: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.47 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#6 of 24 · $5 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#6 of 24 · $5 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
Cash in a Flash is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.4%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 70.2%. 1 of the original 3 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 59% of the 3.1M printed tickets have been sold.
69.4%
expected return
1 in 3.83
odds of any win
1 of 3
$100K top prizes left
59%
claimed · 1.8M of 3.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 324,092 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,406 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.47 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.33 · 66.5% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $100K
$0.14 · 2.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
324,064 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
59% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
3.1M
tickets printed
1.8M
tickets claimed · 59%
1.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
41%
33% of top prizes remain with 41% 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
#6 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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