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$173,000,000 Extravaganza — $30 Virginia Scratcher #2143

Data captured · launched April 5, 2022

$173,000,000 Extravaganza (#2143) is a $30 Virginia scratcher launched on April 5, 2022. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #8 of 62 active games on current payout (81.8%, $24.53 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 7 $30 games, #4 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.06) and #62 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,228,828). Since launch the payout has risen 1.4 points (80.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.7% (1 in 3.08 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $5,000,000* remain, and we estimate 4,457,657 tickets are still unsold (41.2% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
81.8%
80.4% at launch
Expected value
$24.53
per $30 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.06
1 in 3.08 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.06
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 4.98
win more than $30
$600+ odds
1 in 114,299
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 3
$5,000,000* each
Tickets remaining
58.8%
≈ 4,457,657 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $173,000,000 Extravaganza, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Virginia game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 1,457,627 of 2,463,069 prizes (59.2%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$5,000,000* 1 in 2,528,751 1 in 2,228,828 3 1 2 66.7%
$40,000 1 in 1,264,375 1 in 1,485,886 6 3 3 50.0%
$20,000 1 in 379,313 1 in 371,471 20 8 12 60.0%
$5,000 1 in 189,656 1 in 202,621 40 18 22 55.0%
$500 1 in 1,038 1 in 1,028 7,307 2,969 4,338 59.4%
$300 1 in 1,603 1 in 1,591 4,733 1,932 2,801 59.2%
$200 1 in 45.1 1 in 44.8 168,362 68,843 99,519 59.1%
$100 1 in 15.0 1 in 14.9 505,858 206,922 298,936 59.1%
$80 1 in 60.0 1 in 59.6 126,529 51,704 74,825 59.1%
$60 1 in 18.2 1 in 18.1 417,279 170,499 246,780 59.1%
$50 1 in 26.7 1 in 26.5 284,512 116,213 168,299 59.2%
$30 1 in 8.00 1 in 7.93 948,420 386,330 562,090 59.3%
All prizes1 in 3.081 in 3.06 2,463,0691,005,442 1,457,62759.2%

How $173,000,000 Extravaganza has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $173,000,000 Extravaganza. 47 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$173,000,000 Extravaganza: common questions

How many $5,000,000 prizes are left in $173,000,000 Extravaganza?
2 of 3 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,228,828.
What are the odds of winning anything on $173,000,000 Extravaganza?
1 in 3.06 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.08 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.06, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.98.
Is $173,000,000 Extravaganza worth buying?
Its current payout is 81.8% ($24.53 back per $30 ticket), rank #8 of 62 in Virginia. The best $30 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is In The Money (#2393, $30) at 86.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $173,000,000 Extravaganza tickets are left?
We estimate 4,457,657 of roughly 7,586,252 printed tickets are unsold (41.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $173,000,000 Extravaganza launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on April 5, 2022. It is still on sale.

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