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In The MoneyVirginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Virginia Lottery
67
VALUESCORE
Good
$30VirginiaGame #2393GREEN
At a glance

In The Money costs $30 a ticket from the Virginia Lottery. On average it pays back about $0.77 per $1, $0.02 less than the median $30 game in Virginia. None of its winning tickets pays $30 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.50
Exp. Value
$0.77
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
$33,333/yr for 30 yrs or $476,000 cash
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
36%
ValueScore™
67 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.77
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Ranked #13, ahead of roughly 86% of Virginia's 83 active games, stronger than most of what is on sale at this price.
Why
↑Each $1 spent here returns about $0.77 on average, comfortably above the typical scratch-off.
  • You win something fairly often here, about 29% per ticket (1 in 3.50).
  • This game is partway played through, with a fair share of prizes remaining.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$1,000,000
$33,333/yr for 30 yrs or $476,000 cash
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 408K
now ~1 in 436K
$10,000
1 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 306K
now ~1 in 436K
$2,000
1 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 245K
now ~1 in 436K
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
$1,000,000
($33,333/yr for 30 yrs or $476,000 cash)
31
33%
$10,00041
25%
$2,00051
20%
$5003,0611,062
35%
$2503,0881,087
35%
$20020,4227,227
35%
$10050,97618,106
36%
$7527,2109,754
36%
$60107,08238,188
36%
$50137,78449,128
36%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$29,889,370
Current Prize Pool
$10,549,980
Payout Percentage
35.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
124,555

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,223,723
Estimated Remaining
435,943
% Remaining
35.6%
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, 2 $1,000,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on August 20.

30
March 6October 9
  • August 20, 20261 claimed · 1 left
  • March 13, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 23 times the average for Virginia's $30 games (0.1% 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

67
VALUESCORE
Good
67
out of 100
Expected Value
35/40
Prize Quality
7/25
Win Frequency
17/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
2393
Ticket Price
$30
Start Date
3/3/2026
Payout %
77.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$30.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.50 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the In The Money scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. In The Money scores 67/100 (Good) and is 3rd of the 6 active $30 games in Virginia. It pays back about $0.77 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the In The Money scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with In The Money are 1 in 3.50. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for In The Money?
The top prize for In The Money is $1,000,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in In The Money?
Based on our latest data, 36% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 124,555 out of 349,635 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $30 ticket in Virginia

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
CASH OVERLOAD751 in 7.4077.5%$2K · 189-
Bursting with $5,000s681 in 3.7578.6%$5K · 9450.1%
In The Money (this game)671 in 3.5077.1%$1M · 11.1%
WINNERS CLUB621 in 2.9579.3%$1M · 00.0%
BONUS STAR MILLIONS581 in 3.7878.6%$1M · 00.0%
Cash Overload401 in 7.4077.5%$2K · 20-

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.