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Weak valueActiveLOADED WITH $250S · $5 · Virginia Lottery
LOADED WITH $250S: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.27 on average.
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#20 of 24 · $5 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#20 of 24 · $5 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026
LOADED WITH $250S is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.4%, down 3.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.4%. 1,387 of the original 8,155 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 81% of the 3.1M printed tickets have been sold.
65.4%
expected return
1 in 4.1
odds of any win
1,387 of 8,155
$250 top prizes left
81%
claimed · 2.5M of 3.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 145,433 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $3.27 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $250
$3.27 · 65.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $250 wins
145,433 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
81% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
3.1M
tickets printed
2.5M
tickets claimed · 81%
593k
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
17%
Tickets left
19%
17% of top prizes remain with 19% 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
#20 of 24
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Virginia Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 12, 2026.
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