At a glance
$500,000 Disco Dollars is one of the Virginia Lottery's $10 games. It went on sale on October 6, 2026, so 97% of its prizes are still unclaimed. Its overall odds of 1 in 6.00 trail the 1 in 3.99 typical of Virginia's $10 games. None of its winning tickets pays $10 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.
Overall Odds
1 in 6.00
Exp. Value
$0.72
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
97%
ValueScore™
64 / 100
Good
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.72↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
A solid pick: #17, ahead of roughly 81% of Virginia's 83 active games, and 3rd of the 13 active $10 games in Virginia.
Why
↑Plenty of prizes remain in circulation across this game.
- The bigger prize tiers here have plenty left to win.
- $0.72 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9$500,000
3 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 846K
now ~1 in 822K
$10,000
3 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 634K
now ~1 in 822K
$2,000
5 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 507K
now ~1 in 493K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.
Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| $10,000 | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| $2,000 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| $500 | 1,077 | 1,050 | 97% |
| $200 | 4,138 | 4,013 | 97% |
| $100 | 31,673 | 30,783 | 97% |
| $50 | 84,578 | 82,220 | 97% |
| $40 | 63,442 | 61,685 | 97% |
| $30 | 63,442 | 61,681 | 97% |
| $20 | 174,435 | 169,583 | 97% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$18,241,940
Current Prize Pool
$17,766,390
Payout Percentage
97.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
411,026
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
2,536,782
Estimated Remaining
2,466,156
% Remaining
97.2%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
64
VALUESCORE
Good
64
out of 100
Expected Value
23/40
Prize Quality
25/25
Win Frequency
2/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/9/2026
Game Details
- State
- Virginia
- Game Number
- 2381
- Ticket Price
- $10
- Start Date
- 10/6/2026
- Payout %
- 71.9%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/9/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the $500,000 Disco Dollars scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. $500,000 Disco Dollars scores 64/100 (Good) and is 3rd of Virginia's 13 $10 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.72 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $500,000 Disco Dollars scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $500,000 Disco Dollars are 1 in 6.00. This means roughly 1 in every 6 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $500,000 Disco Dollars?
The top prize for $500,000 Disco Dollars is $500,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $500,000 Disco Dollars?
Based on our latest data, 97% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 411,026 out of 422,797 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
When was $500,000 Disco Dollars released?
$500,000 Disco Dollars was released by the Virginia Lottery on October 6, 2026. It is newly released, so the prize pool is essentially intact.
Every $10 ticket in Virginia
All 13 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold 7s | 74 | 1 in 3.90 | 72.9% | $578K · 2 | 4.1% |
| 20X THE MONEY | 69 | 1 in 3.65 | 71.7% | $1M · 3 | 0.9% |
| $500,000 Disco Dollars (this game) | 64 | 1 in 6.00 | 71.9% | $500K · 3 | - |
| BIG BANK PAYDAY | 63 | 1 in 3.99 | 72.8% | $500K · 1 | 3.1% |
| Crossword Spectacular | 61 | 1 in 3.69 | 72.3% | $300K · 2 | 1.3% |
| SIX FIGURES | 53 | 1 in 3.97 | 72.0% | $500K · 1 | 0.4% |
| BIG BILLS | 51 | 1 in 4.04 | 72.4% | $500K · 1 | 1.0% |
| Instant Cash | 48 | 1 in 5.25 | 73.3% | $500K · 1 | 1.6% |
| Power Payout Multiplier | 45 | 1 in 4.14 | 72.5% | $1M · 0 | 0.0% |
| CASH BLOWOUT | 44 | 1 in 9.35 | 72.1% | $500 · 2,394 | - |
Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.