What is the expected value of Cash Surge?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of Cash Surge is 81.0%, meaning the average ticket returns about $40.51 in prizes against its $50 cost.

Is Cash Surge retired?

No, Cash Surge is still active and being sold by the Virginia state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

Cash Surge ($50) - Odds & Remaining Prizes - Virginia Lottery

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ActiveCash Surge · $50 · Virginia Lottery

▲ +0.5 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $50 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM

Cash Surge is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.0%, up 0.5 percentage points from the launch value of 80.5%. 291 of the original 632 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 55% of the 1.9M printed tickets have been sold.

81.0%

expected return

1 in 7.53

odds of any win

291 of 632

$10K top prizes left

55%

claimed · 1.1M of 1.9M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 115,288 winning tickets still unclaimed.

12 win more than $50

$200 or $300, an actual profit

0 win their money back

a $50 prize, so you break even

88 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 77 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $40.51 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $200 – $600

$32.00 · 64.0% of price

Mid prizes $2K – $10K

$8.51 · 17.0% of price

Most of the value pays out as

$200 – $600 wins

112,760 winning tickets remain in this range: 79% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

55% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there

Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.

1.9M

tickets printed

1.1M

tickets claimed · 55%

868k

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.

Jackpots left

46%

Tickets left

45%

46% of top prizes remain with only 45% of tickets left to claim them.

Where to buy

Virginia Lottery

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Rank vs $50 VA peers

#4 of 4

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

Cash Surge

81.0%

Figures from Virginia Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM.

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Cash Surge: Strong value. A $50 ticket pays back $40.51 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $40.51 comes from

55% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there