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BIG BILLS — $10 Virginia Scratcher #2396

Data captured · launched April 7, 2026

BIG BILLS (#2396) is a $10 Virginia scratcher launched on April 7, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #45 of 62 active games on current payout (66.8%, $6.68 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 11 $10 games, #41 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.41) and #46 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,021,154). Since launch the payout has fallen 5.5 points (72.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 8.3% (1 in 4.04 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 1,021,154 tickets are still unsold (66.6% sold). That is below average for Virginia; the Virginia ranking lists show better payouts, including at $10.

Current payout
66.8%
72.4% at launch
Expected value
$6.68
per $10 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.41
1 in 4.04 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.41
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.47
win more than $10
$600+ odds
1 in 145,879
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$500,000 each
Tickets remaining
33.4%
≈ 1,021,154 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in BIG BILLS, 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, 231,708 of 756,239 prizes (30.6%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$500,000 1 in 1,018,402 1 in 1,021,154 3 2 1 33.3%
$50,000 1 in 611,041 1 in 340,385 5 2 3 60.0%
$5,000 1 in 305,521 1 in 340,385 10 7 3 30.0%
$500 1 in 3,520 1 in 4,052 868 616 252 29.0%
$200 1 in 668.2 1 in 750.8 4,572 3,212 1,360 29.7%
$100 1 in 100.1 1 in 110.9 30,516 21,309 9,207 30.2%
$50 1 in 36.4 1 in 40.4 83,991 58,734 25,257 30.1%
$40 1 in 30.0 1 in 33.1 101,789 70,920 30,869 30.3%
$20 1 in 13.3 1 in 14.6 229,065 159,340 69,725 30.4%
$10 1 in 10.0 1 in 10.7 305,420 210,389 95,031 31.1%
All prizes1 in 4.041 in 4.41 756,239524,531 231,70830.6%

How BIG BILLS has moved

65% 68% 71% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking BIG BILLS. 47 daily readings.

BIG BILLS: common questions

How many $500,000 prizes are left in BIG BILLS?
1 of 3 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,021,154.
What are the odds of winning anything on BIG BILLS?
1 in 4.41 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.04 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.41, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 7.47.
Is BIG BILLS worth buying?
Its current payout is 66.8% ($6.68 back per $10 ticket), rank #45 of 62 in Virginia. The best $10 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is SIX FIGURES (#2389, $10) at 76.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many BIG BILLS tickets are left?
We estimate 1,021,154 of roughly 3,055,205 printed tickets are unsold (66.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did BIG BILLS launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on April 7, 2026. It is still on sale.

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