Bursting with $5,000s — $30 Virginia Scratcher #2300
Bursting with $5,000s (#2300) is a $30 Virginia scratcher launched on September 3, 2024. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #9 of 63 active games on current payout (79.7%, $23.91 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 8 $30 games, #17 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.73) and #3 on top-prize odds (1 in 442). Since launch the payout has risen 1.2 points (78.6% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.6% (1 in 3.75 at launch). 964 of 2684 top prizes of $5,000 remain, and we estimate 425,659 tickets are still unsold (65.0% 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 Bursting with $5,000s, 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, 114,162 of 324,654 prizes (35.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 in 453.6 | 1 in 441.6 | 2,684 | 1,720 | 964 | 35.9% |
| $500 | 1 in 1,999 | 1 in 2,037 | 609 | 400 | 209 | 34.3% |
| $200 | 1 in 159.0 | 1 in 158.5 | 7,657 | 4,971 | 2,686 | 35.1% |
| $150 | 1 in 398.4 | 1 in 409.3 | 3,056 | 2,016 | 1,040 | 34.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 55.7 | 1 in 55.5 | 21,862 | 14,194 | 7,668 | 35.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 11.5 | 1 in 11.4 | 106,318 | 69,014 | 37,304 | 35.1% |
| $30 | 1 in 6.67 | 1 in 6.62 | 182,468 | 118,177 | 64,291 | 35.2% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.75 | 1 in 3.73 | 324,654 | 210,492 | 114,162 | 35.2% |
How Bursting with $5,000s has moved
Bursting with $5,000s: common questions
- How many $5,000 prizes are left in Bursting with $5,000s?
- 964 of 2684 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 442.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Bursting with $5,000s?
- 1 in 3.73 today, compared with 1 in 3.75 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.73, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 8.54.
- Is Bursting with $5,000s worth buying?
- Its current payout is 79.7% ($23.91 back per $30 ticket), rank #9 of 63 in Virginia. The best $30 alternative today is In The Money (#2393, $30) at 84.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Bursting with $5,000s tickets are left?
- We estimate 425,659 of roughly 1,217,453 printed tickets are unsold (65.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Bursting with $5,000s launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on September 3, 2024. It is still on sale.
Other $30 Virginia scratchers
- In The Money — 84.2% payout, 1 in 3.33 any prize
- $173,000,000 Extravaganza — 81.8% payout, 1 in 3.05 any prize
- 100X The Money — 78.9% payout, 1 in 2.97 any prize
- CASH OVERLOAD — 77.2% payout, 1 in 7.44 any prize
- Dominion Dollars — 75.9% payout, 1 in 3.21 any prize