MERRY MONEY TREE — $5 Virginia Scratcher #2429
MERRY MONEY TREE (#2429) is a $5 Virginia scratcher launched on November 3, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #34 of 62 active games on current payout (69.6%, $3.48 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 17 $5 games, #36 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.26) and #21 on top-prize odds (1 in 582,142). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.8 points (70.4% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 1.2% (1 in 4.21 at launch). 4 of 4 top prizes of $125,000 remain, and we estimate 2,328,567 tickets are still unsold (2.1% sold). That is below average for Virginia; the Virginia ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in MERRY MONEY TREE, 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, 546,455 of 564,832 prizes (96.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $125,000 | 1 in 594,486 | 1 in 582,142 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 396,324 | 1 in 388,095 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 100.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 237,794 | 1 in 232,857 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 100.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 24,020 | 1 in 23,761 | 99 | 1 | 98 | 99.0% |
| $200 | 1 in 12,071 | 1 in 12,003 | 197 | 3 | 194 | 98.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 232.1 | 1 in 236.1 | 10,246 | 385 | 9,861 | 96.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 120.2 | 1 in 121.9 | 19,787 | 686 | 19,101 | 96.5% |
| $25 | 1 in 32.1 | 1 in 32.5 | 74,167 | 2,470 | 71,697 | 96.7% |
| $15 | 1 in 26.7 | 1 in 27.0 | 89,097 | 2,986 | 86,111 | 96.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 17.8 | 1 in 18.0 | 133,626 | 4,322 | 129,304 | 96.8% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.1 | 237,593 | 7,524 | 230,069 | 96.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.21 | 1 in 4.26 | 564,832 | 18,377 | 546,455 | 96.7% |
How MERRY MONEY TREE has moved
MERRY MONEY TREE: common questions
- How many $125,000 prizes are left in MERRY MONEY TREE?
- 4 of 4 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 582,142.
- What are the odds of winning anything on MERRY MONEY TREE?
- 1 in 4.26 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.21 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.26, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.36.
- Is MERRY MONEY TREE worth buying?
- Its current payout is 69.6% ($3.48 back per $5 ticket), rank #34 of 62 in Virginia. 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 MERRY MONEY TREE tickets are left?
- We estimate 2,328,567 of roughly 2,377,943 printed tickets are unsold (2.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did MERRY MONEY TREE launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on November 3, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Virginia scratchers
- CLUE — 69.9% payout, 1 in 4.43 any prize
- PAWFECT PAYDAY — 69.7% payout, 1 in 4.16 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