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LOADED WITH $250SVirginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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26
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5VirginiaGame #2392GREEN
At a glance

LOADED WITH $250S is one of the Virginia Lottery's $5 games. Our estimate for the $250 prize has slipped to about 1 in 581 per ticket, from 1 in 375 at launch. Only 5% of its prizes are still unclaimed. Its ValueScore of 26/100 (Below Avg) makes it 22nd out of 22 $5 tickets in Virginia.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.08
Exp. Value
$0.68
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$250
Top Prizes Left
285
Prizes Remaining
5%
ValueScore™
26 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.68
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Weak value right now at #67 of the 83 active games we track in Virginia. Check the higher-ranked games in Virginia first.
Why
↓Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 375 at launch, about 1 in 581 now. The $250 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • You get back about $0.68 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.
  • Win rate is typical, around 25% per ticket (1 in 4.08).

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$250
285 of 8,155 left
launch odds 1 in 375
now ~1 in 581
$100
149 of 3,824 left
launch odds 1 in 800
now ~1 in 1,111
$50
524 of 11,584 left
launch odds 1 in 264
now ~1 in 316
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
$2508,155285
3%
$1003,824149
4%
$5011,584524
5%
$2576,4213,636
5%
$15114,5815,318
5%
$10229,26311,669
5%
$5305,68418,989
6%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$10,450,640
Current Prize Pool
$494,655
Payout Percentage
4.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
40,570

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
3,058,009
Estimated Remaining
165,526
% Remaining
5.4%
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 its launch on March 6, 7,623 $250 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 285. The most recent was on October 9.

7,9080
March 6October 9

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.1% 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

26
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
26
out of 100
Expected Value
14/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
11/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
2392
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
3/3/2026
Payout %
68.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.08 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the LOADED WITH $250S scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. LOADED WITH $250S scores 26/100 (Below Average) and is 22nd out of 22 $5 tickets in Virginia. It pays back about $0.68 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the LOADED WITH $250S scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with LOADED WITH $250S are 1 in 4.08. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for LOADED WITH $250S?
The top prize for LOADED WITH $250S is $250. As of our latest update, 285 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in LOADED WITH $250S?
Based on our latest data, 5% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 40,570 out of 749,512 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

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%
LOADED WITH $250S (this game)261 in 4.0868.3%$250 · 2850.1%

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.