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Strong valueActiveIn The Money · $30 · Virginia Lottery
In The Money: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $24.74 on average.
▲ +1.1 pts vs launch#1 of 9 · $30 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
▲ +1.1 pts vs launch#1 of 9 · $30 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
In The Money is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.5%, up 1.1 percentage points from the launch value of 81.4%. 2 of the original 3 $1,000,000* top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 41% of the 1.2M printed tickets have been sold.
82.5%
expected return
1 in 3.50
odds of any win
2 of 3
$1M jackpots left
41%
claimed · 505k of 1.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 205,409 winning tickets still unclaimed.
28 win more than $30
$50 – $250, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 406 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $24.74 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$21.91 · 73.0% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $10K
$0.05 · 0.2% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.78 · 9.3% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
73.2%
Just 2 tickets out of 719k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
205,402 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
41% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
1.2M
tickets printed
505k
tickets claimed · 41%
719k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
59%
67% of top prizes remain with only 59% 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
#1 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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