Bonanza Buck$ — $30 Virginia Scratcher #2198
Bonanza Buck$ (#2198) is a $30 Virginia scratcher launched on March 7, 2023. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #22 of 62 active games on current payout (74.9%, $22.48 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 7 $30 games, #29 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.04) and #10 on top-prize odds (1 in 61,515). Since launch the payout has fallen 3.0 points (77.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 4.2% (1 in 3.87 at launch). 11 of 40 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 676,669 tickets are still unsold (72.3% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Bonanza Buck$, 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, 167,520 of 632,304 prizes (26.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 61,175 | 1 in 61,515 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 27.5% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 30,588 | 1 in 26,026 | 80 | 54 | 26 | 32.5% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 30,588 | 1 in 27,067 | 80 | 55 | 25 | 31.3% |
| $600 | 1 in 1,198 | 1 in 1,253 | 2,042 | 1,502 | 540 | 26.4% |
| $500 | 1 in 239.0 | 1 in 246.7 | 10,240 | 7,497 | 2,743 | 26.8% |
| $300 | 1 in 300.7 | 1 in 319.5 | 8,139 | 6,021 | 2,118 | 26.0% |
| $200 | 1 in 80.0 | 1 in 83.3 | 30,571 | 22,449 | 8,122 | 26.6% |
| $100 | 1 in 16.0 | 1 in 16.8 | 152,952 | 112,588 | 40,364 | 26.4% |
| $75 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 20.8 | 122,344 | 89,861 | 32,483 | 26.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 8.00 | 1 in 8.34 | 305,816 | 224,728 | 81,088 | 26.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.87 | 1 in 4.04 | 632,304 | 464,784 | 167,520 | 26.5% |
How Bonanza Buck$ has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 21, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 25 remain.
Bonanza Buck$: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in Bonanza Buck$?
- 11 of 40 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 61,515.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Bonanza Buck$?
- 1 in 4.04 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.87 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.04, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.04.
- Is Bonanza Buck$ worth buying?
- Its current payout is 74.9% ($22.48 back per $30 ticket), rank #22 of 62 in Virginia. The best $30 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is In The Money (#2393, $30) at 86.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Bonanza Buck$ tickets are left?
- We estimate 676,669 of roughly 2,447,016 printed tickets are unsold (72.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Bonanza Buck$ launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on March 7, 2023. It is still on sale.
Other $30 Virginia scratchers
- In The Money — 86.7% payout, 1 in 3.29 any prize
- $173,000,000 Extravaganza — 81.8% payout, 1 in 3.06 any prize
- Bursting with $5,000s — 79.6% payout, 1 in 3.72 any prize
- 100X The Money — 77.6% payout, 1 in 3.05 any prize
- CASH OVERLOAD — 77.2% payout, 1 in 7.43 any prize