Bits & Odds

CASH WHEEL — $5 Virginia Scratcher #2395

Data captured · launched April 7, 2026 · ending: closing soon, still on sale

CASH WHEEL (#2395) is a $5 Virginia scratcher launched on April 7, 2026 that Virginia is ending: it is flagged by Virginia as closing soon, but still on sale. As of November 6, 2026 its payout is 65.5% ($3.27 expected back per ticket), 1 in 5.13 for any prize and — for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 4.4 points (69.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 2.2% (1 in 5.02 at launch). 0 of 3 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 425,311 tickets are still unsold (84.2% sold). It is not in the Virginia rankings, which cover games with no end announced, so compare its payout with the ranking lists before you buy.

Current payout
65.5%
69.9% at launch
Expected value
$3.27
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 5.13
1 in 5.02 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 5.13
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.13
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 212,656
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
0 of 3
$100,000 each
Tickets remaining
15.8%
≈ 425,311 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 22, 2026, 15 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in CASH WHEEL, 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, 82,891 of 535,424 prizes (15.5%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$100,000 1 in 895,943 all claimed 3 3 0 0.0%
$10,000 1 in 537,566 1 in 212,656 5 3 2 40.0%
$500 1 in 4,800 1 in 5,990 560 489 71 12.7%
$200 1 in 1,504 1 in 1,552 1,787 1,513 274 15.3%
$100 1 in 500.3 1 in 519.9 5,372 4,554 818 15.2%
$50 1 in 92.4 1 in 100.8 29,088 24,868 4,220 14.5%
$40 1 in 242.8 1 in 269.5 11,068 9,490 1,578 14.3%
$20 1 in 40.0 1 in 41.8 67,243 57,080 10,163 15.1%
$15 1 in 32.0 1 in 32.9 83,989 71,044 12,945 15.4%
$10 1 in 7.99 1 in 8.05 336,309 283,489 52,820 15.7%
All prizes1 in 5.021 in 5.13 535,424452,533 82,89115.5%

How CASH WHEEL has moved

58% 63% 68% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking CASH WHEEL. 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.

CASH WHEEL: common questions

How many $100,000 prizes are left in CASH WHEEL?
0 of 3 as of November 6, 2026. The top prize is gone; anything you win will be a lower tier.
What are the odds of winning anything on CASH WHEEL?
1 in 5.13 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 5.02 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.13, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 5.13.
Is CASH WHEEL worth buying?
Its current payout is 65.5% ($3.27 back per $5 ticket), and it is flagged by Virginia as closing soon, but still on sale; games that are ending are not ranked. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is CLUE (#2342, $5) at 69.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many CASH WHEEL tickets are left?
We estimate 425,311 of roughly 2,687,829 printed tickets are unsold (84.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did CASH WHEEL launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on April 7, 2026. It is flagged by Virginia as closing soon, but still on sale.

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