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Ranked 30th of 67 Tickets in Virginia

Cash SurgeVirginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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51
VALUESCORE
Fair
$50VirginiaGame #2374GREEN
At a glance

Cash Surge is one of the Virginia Lottery's $50 games. At 1 in 7.53, its overall odds are the longest of Virginia's 5 $50 games. Its ValueScore of 51/100 (Fair) makes it 5th out of 5 $50 tickets in Virginia.

Overall Odds
1 in 7.53
Exp. Value
$0.81
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$10,000
Top Prizes Left
172
Prizes Remaining
26%
ValueScore™
51 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.81
→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either; it is 5th of the 5 active $50 games in Virginia.
Why
→Wins are infrequent: about a 13% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 7.53), lower than most games.
  • The prize pool is running thin, with most prizes already won.
  • Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$10,000632172
27%
$2,0004,8561,340
28%
$60019,4055,104
26%
$30038,6939,937
26%
$200193,74350,186
26%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$78,031,500
Current Prize Pool
$20,480,700
Payout Percentage
26.2%
Total Prizes Remaining
66,739

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,937,687
Estimated Remaining
502,545
% Remaining
25.9%
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, 231 $10,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 172. The most recent was on October 17.

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403
394
367
348
324
303
286
266
248
229
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195
186
172
March 6October 19

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

51
VALUESCORE
Fair
51
out of 100
Expected Value
40/40
Prize Quality
7/25
Win Frequency
1/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
2374
Ticket Price
$50
Start Date
8/5/2025
Payout %
80.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$50.00 per ticket · 1 in 7.53 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Cash Surge scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Cash Surge scores 51/100 (Fair) and is 5th out of 5 $50 tickets in Virginia. It pays back about $0.81 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $50 tickets are listed on the Virginia rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Cash Surge scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Cash Surge are 1 in 7.53. This means roughly 1 in every 8 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Cash Surge?
The top prize for Cash Surge is $10,000. As of our latest update, 172 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Cash Surge?
Based on our latest data, 26% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 66,739 out of 257,329 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $50 ticket in Virginia

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
PREMIER PLAY811 in 4.8880.1%$3M · 32.1%
SET FOR LIFE711 in 3.7080.1%$6M · 10.9%
500X THE MONEY651 in 3.3979.4%$7M · 10.4%
$1,000,000 GOLD RUSH631 in 3.5580.7%$1M · 10.4%
Cash Surge (this game)511 in 7.5380.5%$10K · 172-

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.