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Strong valueActiveLIFE OF LUXURY · $20 · Virginia Lottery
LIFE OF LUXURY: Strong value. A $20 ticket pays back $16.23 on average.
▼ -0.1 pts vs launch#4 of 11 · $20 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
▼ -0.1 pts vs launch#4 of 11 · $20 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
LIFE OF LUXURY is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.2%, down 0.1 percentage points from the launch value of 81.3%. 2 of the original 3 $1,000,000* top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 32% of the 1.2M printed tickets have been sold.
81.2%
expected return
1 in 3.43
odds of any win
2 of 3
$1M jackpots left
32%
claimed · 397k of 1.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 240,814 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $20
$40 – $400, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 596 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $16.23 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.73 · 68.6% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $10K
$0.08 · 0.4% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$2.42 · 12.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
69.0%
Just 2 tickets out of 826k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
240,803 winning tickets remain in this range: 85% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
32% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
1.2M
tickets printed
397k
tickets claimed · 32%
826k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
68%
67% of top prizes remain with 68% 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 $20 VA peers
#4 of 11
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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