Virginia scratch-off statistics
69 games on sale · average odds 1 in 4.33 · 229 top prizes of $10,000+ still out there
Virginia at a glance
Updated November 7, 2026. These numbers cover every scratch-off Virginia is selling right now.
What each ticket price gets you in Virginia
More expensive tickets usually have better odds and pay back more of what you spend. Here is every Virginia game grouped by ticket price.
| Price | Games | % of games | Average odds | Average payout | Average ValueScore™ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0 tickets | 2 | 3% | 1 in 2.00 | - | 66.7 |
| $1 tickets | 9 | 13% | 1 in 4.70 | 62.1% | 28.0 |
| $2 tickets | 9 | 13% | 1 in 4.45 | 65.3% | 29.8 |
| $5 tickets | 20 | 29% | 1 in 4.23 | 69.2% | 42.4 |
| $10 tickets | 11 | 16% | 1 in 4.73 | 72.4% | 57.7 |
| $20 tickets | 9 | 13% | 1 in 3.87 | 75.5% | 66.1 |
| $30 tickets | 4 | 6% | 1 in 4.40 | 78.1% | 59.2 |
| $50 tickets | 5 | 7% | 1 in 4.61 | 80.2% | 66.1 |
How much Virginia spends on scratch-offs each year
These numbers come from the Virginialottery's own yearly reports. "FY" means fiscal year, the lottery's budget year. "Per person" is scratch-off sales divided by everyone who lives in the state (8,705,170 people), not just people who play. Population is from the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025).
| Year | Scratch-off sales | All lottery sales | Scratch-off % | Per person | Money to the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.28B | $5.77B | 22.1% | $147 | $901.5M |
| FY2024 | $1.31B | $5.52B | 23.8% | $151 | $934.1M |
| FY2023 | $1.28B | $4.61B | 27.8% | $147 | $867.4M |
| FY2022 | $1.33B | $3.75B | 35.3% | $152 | $779.6M |
| FY2021 | $1.30B | $3.26B | 40.0% | $150 | $766.7M |
| FY2020 | $1.17B | $2.15B | 54.3% | $134 | $595.4M |
| FY2019 | $1.22B | $2.29B | 53.3% | $140 | $649.7M |
Scratch-off sales went up 4.6% over FY2019 to FY2025. That doesn't account for inflation, and some of the change comes from tickets getting more expensive, not from people buying more of them.
- Virginia Lottery FY2020 annual financial report (year ended June 30, 2020)
- Virginia Lottery FY2021 annual financial report (year ended June 30, 2021)
- Virginia Lottery FY2022 annual financial report (year ended June 30, 2022)
- Virginia Lottery FY2023 ACFR (year ended June 30, 2023)
- Virginia Lottery FY2024 ACFR (year ended June 30, 2024)
- Virginia Lottery FY2025 ACFR (year ended June 30, 2025)
- Virginia Lottery report to the Governor, June 2025 results (scratch sales)
Casino and sports-betting taxes are excluded throughout: Virginia collects those administratively and keeps them outside the lottery's financial statements. The transfer column sums the cash moved during the year and the residual owed to the Lottery Proceeds Fund, matching the lottery's own total-transfers line. Scratch sales for FY2019 and FY2020 are published only to the nearest $10,000, in a table denominated in millions. The FY2025 scratch figure is taken from the lottery's statutory report to the Governor, because the FY2025 report prints that table as an image; its total sales and profit figures match the audited statements exactly.
What Virginia players bought in FY2025
Sales for every game in the Virginia lottery's FY2025report, biggest first. "Share" is each game's part of the total. Every lottery counts online sales its own way, so we note how each one is counted next to the number. Don’t compare it directly with store sales.
| Game | Sales | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Scratch-offsScratchers | $1.28B | 22.1% |
| In-state draw gamesDraw Games | $1.11B | 19.2% |
| Online / digitaliLottery Instants(gross wagers) | $3.38B | 58.6% |
| Total | $5.77B | 100% |
Virginia publishes draw games as one line in this report; no per-game split.
The report does not state the basis; it is read as gross wagers because the same table books $3,022,767,772 of iLottery prize expense against this line, an 89.3% payout, which is only coherent for gross sales.
How many Virginia top prizes get claimed each month
We check how many prizes are left in every game, every day. This chart shows how many top prizes were claimed each month, across 50 games with a top prize of $10,000 or more. That's 229 top prizes claimed in total.
Top prizes claimed each month. We only count a new game from the day we started tracking it, so its first month can look low.
How Virginia games score
Our ValueScore™ rates each game from 0 to 100. It looks at how much the game pays back, how good the prizes are, how often it wins, and how many big prizes are left. Games are scored against other games in Virginia, so a high score means it's one of the better tickets in the state.
See every game ranked on the Virginia ValueScore™ ranking, or compare Virginia with other states on the all-states page.
Common questions
How many scratch-off games does Virginia have?
Virginia has 69 scratch-off games on sale right now, priced from $0 to $50. 15 new games came out in the last 90 days.
What are the average odds on a Virginia scratch-off?
The average odds of winning any prize on a Virginia scratch-off are 1 in 4.33. The game with the best odds right now is 1 in 2.00. These odds count every prize, including wins that only give you your money back.
How much top-prize money is still out there in Virginia?
At least $58.1M in top prizes hasn't been won yet in Virginia, spread across 229 top prizes. The real number is higher. We only count top prizes worth $10,000 or more, and only in games where the lottery tells us how many are left.
How much does Virginia sell in scratch-off tickets?
Virginia sold $1.3B in scratch-off tickets in FY2025. That was 22.1% of all its lottery sales, or about $147 for every person in the state. These numbers come from Virginia Lottery FY2025 ACFR (year ended June 30, 2025).