GOING BANANAS — $1 Virginia Scratcher #2353
GOING BANANAS (#2353) was a $1 Virginia scratcher launched on July 1, 2025. Its final figures, from October 14, 2026, were 50.2% payout ($0.50 expected back per ticket), 1 in 5.32 for any prize and 1 in 171,773 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 10.9 points (61.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 6.5% (1 in 4.98 at launch). 4 of 5 top prizes of $1,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 76.5% of its tickets had sold. GOING BANANAS is no longer on sale in Virginia; the figures below are final as of October 14, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in GOING BANANAS, 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, 129,034 of 587,967 prizes (21.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | 1 in 585,615 | 1 in 171,773 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 80.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 59,757 | 1 in 171,773 | 49 | 45 | 4 | 8.2% |
| $200 | 1 in 14,788 | 1 in 34,355 | 198 | 178 | 20 | 10.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 11,951 | 1 in 12,724 | 245 | 191 | 54 | 22.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 1,485 | 1 in 2,154 | 1,972 | 1,653 | 319 | 16.2% |
| $20 | 1 in 200.0 | 1 in 279.1 | 14,638 | 12,176 | 2,462 | 16.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 134.6 | 29,277 | 24,172 | 5,105 | 17.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 40.0 | 1 in 50.2 | 73,189 | 59,491 | 13,698 | 18.7% |
| $2 | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 18.4 | 175,634 | 138,194 | 37,440 | 21.3% |
| $1 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 9.83 | 292,760 | 222,832 | 69,928 | 23.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.98 | 1 in 5.32 | 587,967 | 458,933 | 129,034 | 21.9% |
How GOING BANANAS has moved
GOING BANANAS: common questions
- How many $1,000 prizes are left in GOING BANANAS?
- 4 of 5 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 171,773.
- What are the odds of winning anything on GOING BANANAS?
- 1 in 5.32 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.98 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.32, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 11.6.
- Is GOING BANANAS worth buying?
- Its current payout is 50.2% ($0.50 back per $1 ticket), rank #— of 62 in Virginia. The best $1 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is Bronze 7s (#2419, $1) at 67.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many GOING BANANAS tickets are left?
- We estimate 687,092 of roughly 2,928,076 printed tickets are unsold (76.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did GOING BANANAS launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 1, 2025. It has ended.
Other $1 Virginia scratchers
- Bronze 7s — 67.0% payout, 1 in 3.96 any prize
- Black Cherry Doubler — 65.6% payout, 1 in 4.03 any prize
- Fast Cash — 64.2% payout, 1 in 4.39 any prize
- HOLIDAY TRIPLER — 63.2% payout, 1 in 4.61 any prize
- 2X The Money — 61.5% payout, 1 in 4.68 any prize