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Weak valueActiveWILD CASH · $10 · Virginia Lottery
WILD CASH: Weak value. A $10 ticket pays back $6.21 on average.
▼ -10.4 pts vs launch#14 of 14 · $10 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
▼ -10.4 pts vs launch#14 of 14 · $10 VA gamesUpdated Jun 12, 2026, 12:56 AM
WILD CASH is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.1%, down 10.4 percentage points from the launch value of 72.5%. 0 of the original 3 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 90% of the 1.8M printed tickets have been sold.
62.1%
expected return
1 in 4.01
odds of any win
0 of 3
$500K top prizes left
90%
claimed · 1.6M of 1.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 46,759 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 4,573 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $6.21 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.21 · 62.1% of price
Mid prizes $10K – $500K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
46,759 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
90% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
1.8M
tickets printed
1.6M
tickets claimed · 90%
188k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
10%
0% of top prizes remain with 10% 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 $10 VA peers
#14 of 14
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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