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Pirates TreasureVirginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Virginia Lottery
26
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$2VirginiaGame #2290GREEN
At a glance

Pirates Treasure costs $2 a ticket from the Virginia Lottery. By our estimate the $20,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 531,289 per ticket, down from 1 in 969,293. At 1 in 5.63, its overall odds are the longest of Virginia's 11 $2 games. 51% of its winning tickets pay $2 or less, no more than the ticket cost. With a ValueScore of 26/100 (Below Avg), it is 10th of the 11 active $2 games in Virginia.

Overall Odds
1 in 5.63
Exp. Value
$0.64
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$20,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
37%
ValueScore™
26 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.64
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Ranked 72nd out of 83 Virginia scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 9 other $2 Virginia games ranked higher.
Why
↓At 1 in 5.63, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 969K at launch, about 1 in 531K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $20,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Just $0.64 of every $1 comes back on average, trailing most games.
  • Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$20,000
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 969K
now ~1 in 531K
$500
94 of 267 left
launch odds 1 in 11K
now ~1 in 11K
$200
492 of 1,573 left
launch odds 1 in 1,849
now ~1 in 2,160
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
$20,00032
67%
$50026794
35%
$2001,573492
31%
$1002,434804
33%
$503,6471,233
34%
$2058,12020,093
35%
$1043,56715,076
35%
$558,16620,938
36%
$487,18032,001
37%
$2261,54098,002
37%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$3,694,550
Current Prize Pool
$1,308,768
Payout Percentage
35.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
188,735

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
2,907,878
Estimated Remaining
1,062,578
% Remaining
36.5%
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

All 2 $20,000 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 0.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for Virginia's $2 games (0.6% 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
7/40
Prize Quality
9/25
Win Frequency
2/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
2290
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
8/6/2024
Payout %
63.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 5.63 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Pirates Treasure scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Pirates Treasure scores 26/100 (Below Average) and is 10th of the 11 active $2 games in Virginia. It pays back about $0.64 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Pirates Treasure scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Pirates Treasure are 1 in 5.63. This means roughly 1 in every 6 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Pirates Treasure?
The top prize for Pirates Treasure is $20,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Pirates Treasure?
Based on our latest data, 37% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 188,735 out of 516,497 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $2 ticket in Virginia

All 11 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
HAUNTED HUNDREDS581 in 4.3566.0%$100 · 4,998-
5X THE MONEY521 in 4.5364.1%$20K · 51.4%
Rollin Riches351 in 4.2666.0%$20K · 01.6%
Lucky Spot321 in 4.3464.6%$20K · 20.0%
WIN WIN WIN311 in 4.0365.3%$15K · 10.6%
Loaded with $100s261 in 4.3266.1%$100 · 9311.2%
SHAMROCK 7S261 in 4.1565.3%$20K · 00.1%
Year of the Snake261 in 4.2565.8%$20K · 20.0%
VIRGINIA ADVENTURE261 in 4.5064.9%$20K · 20.2%
Pirates Treasure (this game)261 in 5.6363.5%$20K · 20.4%

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.