CLUE — $5 Virginia Scratcher #2342
CLUE (#2342) is a $5 Virginia scratcher launched on May 6, 2025. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #31 of 62 active games on current payout (69.9%, $3.50 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 17 $5 games, #42 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.43) and #38 on top-prize odds (1 in 926,513). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.2 points (70.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.4% (1 in 4.54 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $100,000 remain, and we estimate 926,513 tickets are still unsold (71.9% 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 CLUE, 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, 208,925 of 726,337 prizes (28.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,099,190 | 1 in 926,513 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $20,000 | 1 in 549,595 | 1 in 926,513 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.7% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 412,196 | 1 in 308,838 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 37.5% |
| $500 | 1 in 1,588 | 1 in 1,694 | 2,076 | 1,529 | 547 | 26.3% |
| $200 | 1 in 802.5 | 1 in 861.1 | 4,109 | 3,033 | 1,076 | 26.2% |
| $100 | 1 in 266.6 | 1 in 274.0 | 12,367 | 8,986 | 3,381 | 27.3% |
| $50 | 1 in 119.8 | 1 in 121.5 | 27,515 | 19,892 | 7,623 | 27.7% |
| $25 | 1 in 80.0 | 1 in 79.7 | 41,220 | 29,591 | 11,629 | 28.2% |
| $20 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 40.4 | 82,453 | 59,533 | 22,920 | 27.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.5 | 1 in 14.3 | 226,768 | 161,914 | 64,854 | 28.6% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 9.56 | 329,812 | 232,922 | 96,890 | 29.4% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.54 | 1 in 4.43 | 726,337 | 517,412 | 208,925 | 28.8% |
How CLUE has moved
CLUE: common questions
- How many $100,000 prizes are left in CLUE?
- 1 of 3 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 926,513.
- What are the odds of winning anything on CLUE?
- 1 in 4.43 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.54 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.43, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.27.
- Is CLUE worth buying?
- Its current payout is 69.9% ($3.50 back per $5 ticket), rank #31 of 62 in Virginia. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is PAWFECT PAYDAY (#2412, $5) at 69.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many CLUE tickets are left?
- We estimate 926,513 of roughly 3,297,570 printed tickets are unsold (71.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did CLUE launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on May 6, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Virginia scratchers
- PAWFECT PAYDAY — 69.7% payout, 1 in 4.16 any prize
- MERRY MONEY TREE — 69.6% payout, 1 in 4.26 any prize
- BINGO — 69.0% payout, 1 in 3.50 any prize
- $100,000 Jumbo Cash — 68.9% payout, 1 in 3.93 any prize
- BANK BUSTER — 68.2% payout, 1 in 3.99 any prize