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Exceptional valueActiveSET FOR LIFE · $50 · Virginia Lottery
SET FOR LIFE: Exceptional value. A $50 ticket pays back $44.38 on average.
▲ +1.5 pts vs launch#1 of 4 · $50 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
▲ +1.5 pts vs launch#1 of 4 · $50 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
SET FOR LIFE is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 88.8%, up 1.5 percentage points from the launch value of 87.2%. 2 of the original 3 $6,000,000* top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 37% of the 2.4M printed tickets have been sold.
88.8%
expected return
1 in 3.70
odds of any win
2 of 3
$6M jackpots left
37%
claimed · 916k of 2.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 414,130 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $50
$100 or $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 62 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $44.38 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$28.31 · 56.6% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $100K
$8.24 · 16.5% of price
Jackpots $6M+
$7.83 · 15.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
73.1%
Just 2 tickets out of 1.5M carry the $6M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
408,422 winning tickets remain in this range: 64% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
37% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
2.4M
tickets printed
916k
tickets claimed · 37%
1.5M
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
63%
67% of top prizes remain with only 63% 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 $50 VA peers
#1 of 4
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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