Cash Surge — $50 Virginia Scratcher #2374
Cash Surge (#2374) is a $50 Virginia scratcher launched on August 5, 2025. As of September 21, 2026 it ranks #8 of 63 active games on current payout (80.0%, $40.01 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 4 $50 games, #60 on any-prize odds (1 in 7.64) and #7 on top-prize odds (1 in 3,058). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.5 points (80.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 1.5% (1 in 7.53 at launch). 190 of 632 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 581,031 tickets are still unsold (70.0% 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 Cash Surge, 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, 76,028 of 257,329 prizes (29.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 3,066 | 1 in 3,058 | 632 | 442 | 190 | 30.1% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 399.0 | 1 in 384.8 | 4,856 | 3,346 | 1,510 | 31.1% |
| $600 | 1 in 99.9 | 1 in 99.7 | 19,405 | 13,580 | 5,825 | 30.0% |
| $300 | 1 in 50.1 | 1 in 51.4 | 38,693 | 27,382 | 11,311 | 29.2% |
| $200 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.2 | 193,743 | 136,551 | 57,192 | 29.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 7.53 | 1 in 7.64 | 257,329 | 181,301 | 76,028 | 29.5% |
How Cash Surge has moved
Cash Surge: common questions
- How many $10,000 prizes are left in Cash Surge?
- 190 of 632 as of September 21, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 3,058.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Cash Surge?
- 1 in 7.64 today, compared with 1 in 7.53 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 7.64, and the odds of winning more than the $50 ticket price are 1 in 7.64.
- Is Cash Surge worth buying?
- Its current payout is 80.0% ($40.01 back per $50 ticket), rank #8 of 63 in Virginia. The best $50 alternative today is SET FOR LIFE (#2368, $50) at 85.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Cash Surge tickets are left?
- We estimate 581,031 of roughly 1,937,687 printed tickets are unsold (70.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Cash Surge launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 5, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $50 Virginia scratchers
- SET FOR LIFE — 85.2% payout, 1 in 3.64 any prize
- 500X THE MONEY — 78.3% payout, 1 in 3.86 any prize
- $1,000,000 GOLD RUSH — 73.6% payout, 1 in 3.97 any prize