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Weak valueActivePirates Treasure · $2 · Virginia Lottery
Pirates Treasure: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.24 on average.
▼ -1.5 pts vs launch#9 of 14 · $2 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM
▼ -1.5 pts vs launch#9 of 14 · $2 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM
Pirates Treasure is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.0%, down 1.5 percentage points from the launch value of 63.5%. 2 of the original 3 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 60% of the 2.9M printed tickets have been sold.
62.0%
expected return
1 in 5.63
odds of any win
2 of 3
$20K top prizes left
60%
claimed · 1.7M of 2.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 206,063 winning tickets still unclaimed.
9 win more than $2
$4 – $200, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
82 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 11,049 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.24 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.21 · 60.3% of price
Mid prizes $20K
$0.03 · 1.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
206,061 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
60% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2024.
2.9M
tickets printed
1.7M
tickets claimed · 60%
1.2M
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
40%
67% of top prizes remain with only 40% 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 $2 VA peers
#9 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Virginia Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 12, 2026, 12:57 AM.
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