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Cashing Through The SnowVirginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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32
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5VirginiaGame #2372GREEN
At a glance

Cashing Through The Snow is a $5 ticket from the Virginia Lottery. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $100,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 254,259, from 1 in 538,841 at launch. On ValueScore it earns 32/100 (Below Avg), good for 18th out of 22 $5 tickets in Virginia. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.66 trail the 1 in 4.16 typical of Virginia's $5 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.66
Exp. Value
$0.68
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$100,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
19%
ValueScore™
32 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.68
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Weak value right now at #61 of the 83 active games we track in Virginia. Check the higher-ranked games in Virginia first.
Why
↓The prize pool is running thin, with most prizes already won.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 539K at launch, about 1 in 254K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $100,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Wins are infrequent: about a 21% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.66), lower than most games.
  • Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$100,000
2 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 539K
now ~1 in 254K
$5,000
0 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 269K
All claimed
$500
35 of 222 left
launch odds 1 in 12K
now ~1 in 15K
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
$100,00052
40%
$5,000100Claimed
$50022235
16%
$2002,236300
13%
$1008,9471,281
14%
$5044,9646,992
16%
$2550,4958,776
17%
$1567,26311,730
17%
$10134,61425,346
19%
$5269,40054,662
20%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$9,215,560
Current Prize Pool
$1,677,320
Payout Percentage
18.2%
Total Prizes Remaining
109,124

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
2,694,207
Estimated Remaining
508,518
% Remaining
18.9%
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

All 2 $100,000 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

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March 6October 9

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below 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

32
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
32
out of 100
Expected Value
15/40
Prize Quality
8/25
Win Frequency
6/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
2372
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
11/4/2025
Payout %
68.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.66 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Cashing Through The Snow scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Cashing Through The Snow scores 32/100 (Below Average) and is 18th out of 22 $5 tickets in Virginia. It pays back about $0.68 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Cashing Through The Snow scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Cashing Through The Snow are 1 in 4.66. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Cashing Through The Snow?
The top prize for Cashing Through The Snow is $100,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Cashing Through The Snow?
Based on our latest data, 19% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 109,124 out of 578,156 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $5 ticket in Virginia

All 22 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
BINGO751 in 3.5368.5%$100K · 30.9%
BANK BUSTER651 in 4.0468.0%$100K · 3-
Silver 7s611 in 4.3170.5%$178K · 35.9%
PAWFECT PAYDAY511 in 4.2469.9%$125K · 11.9%
5 TIMES LUCKY491 in 4.1668.5%$100K · 21.1%
BONUS SPIN CROSSWORD471 in 3.8369.1%$100K · 21.0%
Double The Money471 in 4.9169.3%$100K · 23.0%
Cash Vault461 in 3.8270.3%$150K · 10.4%
10X The Money451 in 4.4868.5%$100K · 31.5%
Cashing Through The Snow (this game)321 in 4.6668.4%$100K · 20.0%

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.