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Cash SurgeVirginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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52
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 52/100 (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
175
Prizes Remaining
27%
ValueScore™
52 / 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
→At 1 in 7.53, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
  • Low inventory: most of this game's prizes have already been claimed.
  • Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$10,000632175
28%
$2,0004,8561,381
28%
$60019,4055,333
27%
$30038,69310,359
27%
$200193,74352,355
27%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$78,031,500
Current Prize Pool
$21,290,500
Payout Percentage
27.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
69,603

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,937,687
Estimated Remaining
524,110
% Remaining
27.0%
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, 228 $10,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 175. The most recent was on October 9.

4030
March 6October 9

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

52
VALUESCORE
Fair
52
out of 100
Expected Value
40/40
Prize Quality
7/25
Win Frequency
1/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
2374
Ticket Price
$50
Start Date
8/5/2025
Payout %
80.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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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 52/100 (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, 175 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Cash Surge?
Based on our latest data, 27% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 69,603 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 PLAY821 in 4.8880.1%$3M · 3-
SET FOR LIFE711 in 3.7080.1%$6M · 11.0%
500X THE MONEY651 in 3.3979.4%$7M · 10.4%
$1,000,000 GOLD RUSH641 in 3.5580.7%$1M · 10.5%
Cash Surge (this game)521 in 7.5380.5%$10K · 175-

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.