Bits & Odds

Blackjack — $1 Virginia Scratcher #2351

Data captured · launched February 4, 2026

Blackjack (#2351) is a $1 Virginia scratcher launched on February 4, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #59 of 62 active games on current payout (61.1%, $0.61 expected back per ticket) and #6 of 6 $1 games, #46 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.62) and #11 on top-prize odds (1 in 118,953). Since launch the payout has risen 0.2 points (61.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 1.4% (1 in 4.69 at launch). 51 of 68 top prizes of $1,000 remain, and we estimate 6,066,598 tickets are still unsold (27.0% sold). That is below average for Virginia; the Virginia ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.

Current payout
61.1%
61.0% at launch
Expected value
$0.61
per $1 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.62
1 in 4.69 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.62
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 9.52
win more than $1
$600+ odds
1 in 118,953
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
51 of 68
$1,000 each
Tickets remaining
73.0%
≈ 6,066,598 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 24, 2026, 13 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Blackjack, 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, 1,312,142 of 1,771,949 prizes (74.1%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000 1 in 122,212 1 in 118,953 68 17 51 75.0%
$500 1 in 118,721 1 in 121,332 70 20 50 71.4%
$100 1 in 4,782 1 in 4,888 1,738 497 1,241 71.4%
$50 1 in 1,724 1 in 1,741 4,821 1,337 3,484 72.3%
$20 1 in 266.7 1 in 269.4 31,161 8,644 22,517 72.3%
$10 1 in 88.9 1 in 89.5 93,504 25,683 67,821 72.5%
$5 1 in 72.8 1 in 73.0 114,083 30,933 83,150 72.9%
$4 1 in 100.0 1 in 99.7 83,072 22,229 60,843 73.2%
$3 1 in 80.0 1 in 79.5 103,915 27,570 76,345 73.5%
$2 1 in 19.1 1 in 18.8 436,042 114,118 321,924 73.8%
$1 1 in 9.20 1 in 8.99 903,475 228,759 674,716 74.7%
All prizes1 in 4.691 in 4.62 1,771,949459,807 1,312,14274.1%

How Blackjack has moved

59% 61% 63% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Blackjack. 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.

Blackjack: common questions

How many $1,000 prizes are left in Blackjack?
51 of 68 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 118,953.
What are the odds of winning anything on Blackjack?
1 in 4.62 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.69 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.62, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 9.52.
Is Blackjack worth buying?
Its current payout is 61.1% ($0.61 back per $1 ticket), rank #59 of 62 in Virginia. The best $1 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is Bronze 7s (#2419, $1) at 67.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Blackjack tickets are left?
We estimate 6,066,598 of roughly 8,310,440 printed tickets are unsold (27.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Blackjack launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on February 4, 2026. It is still on sale.

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