Virginia Lottery launches five new scratch-offs with top prizes up to $3 million
The Virginia Lottery released four new scratch-offs on sale Tuesday, October 6, and a fifth, the $20 50X The Money, on Wednesday, October 7. Two of them carry $3 million top prizes that are paid over a 30 year annuity.
| Game | Price | Top prize | Tickets printed | Overall odds | Payout | ValueScore™ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50X The Money | $20 | $3,000,000 (3) | 3,427,200 | 1 in 3.03 | 76.0% | 92.8 |
| Premier Play | $50 | $3,000,000 (3) | 2,448,000 | 1 in 4.88 | 79.6% | 81.8 |
| Bank Buster | $5 | $100,000 (3) | 3,060,000 | 1 in 4.04 | 67.1% | 65.3 |
| $500,000 Disco Dollars | $10 | $500,000 (3) | 2,570,400 | 1 in 6 | 71.0% | 64.5 |
| Haunted Hundreds | $2 | $100 (5,340) | 1,742,976 | 1 in 4.35 | 64.8% | 58.7 |
50X The Money ($20)
At $20, 50X The Money has three top prizes advertised at $3 million, one per 1,142,400 tickets. Each pays $100,000 a year for 30 years, or $1,428,000 in cash, less than half the headline figure. Below that sit three prizes of $200,000 and 10 of $20,000, and the overall odds are 1 in 3.03, the best of the five. Counting the top prizes at their cash value, the game returns 76.0% of sales, slightly above Virginia's $20 average of 75.5%. With nothing claimed yet, it rates 92.8 on our ValueScore™, first of the state's 81 active games.
Premier Play ($50)
Premier Play costs $50 and never pays less than $100. Its most common prize is $100, then $200 and $500, so every winning ticket at least doubles the price, though the overall odds are 1 in 4.88. Its three $3 million top prizes come with the same $1,428,000 cash option, about 1 in 816,000 per ticket. Counted at cash value it returns 79.6% of sales, close to the 80.2% average for Virginia's $50 games, and it rates 81.8, the best of the five $50 tickets.
Bank Buster, at $5, has three $100,000 top prizes, odds of 1 in 1.02 million each, and returns 67.1%. $500,000 Disco Dollars is a $10 game with three $500,000 prizes and a smallest prize of $20, twice its price, which is why its overall odds stretch to 1 in 6. It returns 71.0%, below the state's $10 average of 72.4%.
Haunted Hundreds is the $2 game of the group. Its top prize is just $100, but there are 5,340 of them, about one per 326 tickets. It returns 64.8% of sales and rates first among Virginia's 10 active $2 games. Virginia's September 7s launches are still on sale, and all of the state's games are on the Virginia scratch-offs page.
Sources
Virginia Lottery: 50X The Money (#2405)
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the new Virginia Lottery scratch-offs for October 2026?
Premier Play ($50), $500,000 Disco Dollars ($10), Bank Buster ($5), and Haunted Hundreds ($2), which started October 6, 2026, and 50X The Money ($20), which started October 7, according to the Virginia Lottery.
What is the cash value of the $3 million top prize on Virginia scratch-offs?
$1,428,000. The $3 million top prizes on Premier Play and 50X The Money pay $100,000 a year for 30 years, or a one-time cash option of $1,428,000, according to Virginia Lottery game data.
What are the odds of winning $3 million on Virginia's 50X The Money?
About 1 in 1,142,400 per ticket, according to the Virginia Lottery. The $20 game has three $3 million top prizes in about 3.43 million tickets, and its overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.03.
Jessie Jurado is a news writer who covers new scratch-off launches, state lottery guides, taxes on winnings, news, and much more. She joined ScratchCheck in 2026 and writes the site's state-by-state coverage.
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