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Ranked 42nd of 67 Tickets in Virginia

BONUS SPIN CROSSWORDVirginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Virginia Lottery
41
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5VirginiaGame #2273GREEN
At a glance

BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD is a $5 ticket from the Virginia Lottery. Its overall odds of 1 in 3.83 beat the 1 in 4.21 typical of Virginia's $5 games. At launch, about 1 in 224,549 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.83
Exp. Value
$0.69
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$100,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
29%
ValueScore™
41 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.69
→
AVERAGE
A typical $5 ticket, ranked #42 of the 67 active games we track in Virginia.
Why
→Late in this game's life: the remaining prize pool is small.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.2M at launch, about 1 in 1.0M now. Tickets have sold faster than the $100,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • You get back about $0.69 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$100,000
2 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 1.2M
now ~1 in 1.0M
$2,000
8 of 25 left
launch odds 1 in 278K
now ~1 in 257K
$500
40 of 116 left
launch odds 1 in 60K
now ~1 in 51K
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

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$100,00062
33%
$2,000258
32%
$50011640
34%
$2002,897834
29%
$1501,459416
29%
$10023,1786,631
29%
$7511,5753,312
29%
$5039,13411,178
29%
$25173,91150,423
29%
$15173,91150,545
29%
$10695,644204,370
29%
$5695,644208,165
30%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$24,039,975
Current Prize Pool
$7,038,875
Payout Percentage
29.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
535,924

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
6,961,025
Estimated Remaining
2,052,589
% Remaining
29.5%
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.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since March 6, when our records for it began, 2 $100,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on August 5.

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4
3
2
March 6October 19
  • August 5, 20261 claimed · 2 left
  • June 27, 20261 claimed · 3 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.9% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, close to the average for Virginia's $5 games (1% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

41
VALUESCORE
Fair
41
out of 100
Expected Value
16/40
Prize Quality
7/25
Win Frequency
13/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
2273
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
7/2/2025
Payout %
69.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.83 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD scores 41/100 (Fair) and is 9th out of 19 $5 tickets in Virginia. It pays back about $0.69 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Virginia rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD are 1 in 3.83. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD?
The top prize for BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD is $100,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD?
Based on our latest data, 29% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 535,924 out of 1,817,500 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $5 ticket in Virginia

All 19 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
BINGO731 in 3.5368.5%$100K · 31.1%
BANK BUSTER631 in 4.0468.0%$100K · 34.7%
Silver 7s601 in 4.3170.5%$178K · 25.0%
5 TIMES LUCKY461 in 4.1668.5%$100K · 21.0%
PAWFECT PAYDAY451 in 4.2469.9%$125K · 11.6%
Cash Vault441 in 3.8270.3%$150K · 10.4%
Double The Money441 in 4.9169.3%$100K · 22.6%
Cash in a Flash441 in 3.8370.3%$100K · 10.6%
BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD (this game)411 in 3.8369.1%$100K · 20.9%
Money Money Money411 in 4.0670.2%$150K · 12.2%

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.