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Weak valueActivePirates Treasure · $2 · Virginia Lottery
Pirates Treasure: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.23 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#10 of 16 · $2 VA games
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#10 of 16 · $2 VA games
Pirates Treasure is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.5%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 63.5%. 2 of the original 3 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 61% of the 2.9M printed tickets have been sold.
61.5%
expected return
1 in 5.63
odds of any win
2 of 3
$20K top prizes left
61%
claimed · 1.8M of 2.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 199,171 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 10,993 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.23 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.19 · 59.7% of price
Mid prizes $20K
$0.04 · 1.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
199,169 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
61% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2024.
2.9M
tickets printed
1.8M
tickets claimed · 61%
1.1M
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
39%
67% of top prizes remain with only 39% 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
#10 of 16
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Virginia Lottery published claim data.
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