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In The Money — $30 Virginia Scratcher #2393

Data captured · launched March 3, 2026

In The Money (#2393) is a $30 Virginia scratcher launched on March 3, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #3 of 62 active games on current payout (86.7%, $26.01 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 7 $30 games, #8 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.29) and #15 on top-prize odds (1 in 367,622). Since launch the payout has risen 5.3 points (81.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 6.4% (1 in 3.50 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $1,000,000* remain, and we estimate 367,622 tickets are still unsold (70.0% sold). That puts it among the best Virginia scratchers to buy right now.

Current payout
86.7%
81.4% at launch
Expected value
$26.01
per $30 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.29
1 in 3.50 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.29
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 3.29
win more than $30
$600+ odds
1 in 122,541
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$1,000,000* each
Tickets remaining
30.0%
≈ 367,622 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in In The Money, 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, 111,707 of 349,635 prizes (31.9%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,000,000* 1 in 407,908 1 in 367,622 3 2 1 33.3%
$10,000 1 in 305,931 1 in 367,622 4 3 1 25.0%
$2,000 1 in 244,745 1 in 367,622 5 4 1 20.0%
$500 1 in 399.8 1 in 387.8 3,061 2,113 948 31.0%
$250 1 in 396.3 1 in 379.4 3,088 2,119 969 31.4%
$200 1 in 59.9 1 in 56.7 20,422 13,943 6,479 31.7%
$100 1 in 24.0 1 in 22.7 50,976 34,778 16,198 31.8%
$75 1 in 45.0 1 in 41.9 27,210 18,435 8,775 32.2%
$60 1 in 11.4 1 in 10.7 107,082 72,839 34,243 32.0%
$50 1 in 8.88 1 in 8.34 137,784 93,692 44,092 32.0%
All prizes1 in 3.501 in 3.29 349,635237,928 111,70731.9%

How In The Money has moved

82% 86% 90% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking In The Money. 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.

In The Money: common questions

How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in In The Money?
1 of 3 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 367,622.
What are the odds of winning anything on In The Money?
1 in 3.29 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.50 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.29, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 3.29.
Is In The Money worth buying?
Its current payout is 86.7% ($26.01 back per $30 ticket), rank #3 of 62 in Virginia. The best $30 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is $173,000,000 Extravaganza (#2143, $30) at 81.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many In The Money tickets are left?
We estimate 367,622 of roughly 1,223,723 printed tickets are unsold (70.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did In The Money launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on March 3, 2026. It is still on sale.

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