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Decent valueActiveLoaded with $2,000s · $20 · Virginia Lottery
Loaded with $2,000s: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.28 on average.
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#9 of 13 · $20 VA games
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#9 of 13 · $20 VA games
Loaded with $2,000s is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.4%, up 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 75.4%. 2,101 of the original 3,372 $2,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 40% of the 1.2M printed tickets have been sold.
76.4%
expected return
1 in 3.26
odds of any win
2,101 of 3,372
$2K top prizes left
40%
claimed · 494k of 1.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 224,175 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $20
$25 – $200, an actual profit
16 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
70 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 182 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.28 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$9.53 · 47.7% of price
Mid prizes $2K
$5.75 · 28.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
222,074 winning tickets remain in this range: 62% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
40% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
1.2M
tickets printed
494k
tickets claimed · 40%
731k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
62%
Tickets left
60%
62% of top prizes remain with only 60% 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
#9 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Virginia Lottery published claim data.
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