$100,000 A YEAR — $20 Virginia Scratcher #2343
$100,000 A YEAR (#2343) is a $20 Virginia scratcher launched on May 6, 2025. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #30 of 63 active games on current payout (71.0%, $14.20 expected back per ticket) and #11 of 11 $20 games, #11 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.51) and #15 on top-prize odds (1 in 338,413). Since launch the payout has fallen 5.5 points (76.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 17.1% (1 in 2.91 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000 ($1,000,000*) remain, and we estimate 338,413 tickets are still unsold (80.9% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $100,000 A YEAR, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 96,409 of 610,451 prizes (15.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000* | 1 in 592,137 | 1 in 338,413 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $20,000 | 1 in 444,103 | 1 in 338,413 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 269.4 | 1 in 327.9 | 6,594 | 5,562 | 1,032 | 15.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 52.2 | 1 in 64.0 | 34,057 | 28,766 | 5,291 | 15.5% |
| $50 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 37.0 | 59,201 | 50,050 | 9,151 | 15.5% |
| $40 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 24.4 | 88,790 | 74,929 | 13,861 | 15.6% |
| $30 | 1 in 7.27 | 1 in 8.73 | 244,181 | 205,433 | 38,748 | 15.9% |
| $20 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 11.9 | 177,621 | 149,297 | 28,324 | 15.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 2.91 | 1 in 3.51 | 610,451 | 514,042 | 96,409 | 15.8% |
How $100,000 A YEAR has moved
$100,000 A YEAR: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in $100,000 A YEAR?
- 1 of 3 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 338,413.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $100,000 A YEAR?
- 1 in 3.51 today, compared with 1 in 2.91 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.51, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 4.97.
- Is $100,000 A YEAR worth buying?
- Its current payout is 71.0% ($14.20 back per $20 ticket), rank #30 of 63 in Virginia. The best $20 alternative today is 50X The Money (#2305, $20) at 109.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $100,000 A YEAR tickets are left?
- We estimate 338,413 of roughly 1,776,412 printed tickets are unsold (80.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $100,000 A YEAR launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on May 6, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $20 Virginia scratchers
- 50X The Money — 109.1% payout, 1 in 4.34 any prize
- Platinum 7s — 85.5% payout, 1 in 3.40 any prize
- Payday Tripler — 85.4% payout, 1 in 3.32 any prize
- The BIG Ticket: The Perfect Gift/Cold Hard Cash — 82.2% payout, 1 in 2.79 any prize
- Money Blitz — 78.8% payout, 1 in 3.21 any prize