Pirates Treasure — $2 Virginia Scratcher #2290
Pirates Treasure (#2290) is a $2 Virginia scratcher launched on August 6, 2024. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #61 of 62 active games on current payout (59.0%, $1.18 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 6 $2 games, #56 on any-prize odds (1 in 5.87) and #19 on top-prize odds (1 in 530,590). Since launch the payout has fallen 4.6 points (63.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 4.1% (1 in 5.63 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $20,000 remain, and we estimate 1,061,181 tickets are still unsold (63.5% sold). That is below average for Virginia; the Virginia ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Pirates Treasure, 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, 180,833 of 516,497 prizes (35.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 969,293 | 1 in 530,590 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $500 | 1 in 10,891 | 1 in 11,923 | 267 | 178 | 89 | 33.3% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,849 | 1 in 2,267 | 1,573 | 1,105 | 468 | 29.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,195 | 1 in 1,391 | 2,434 | 1,671 | 763 | 31.3% |
| $50 | 1 in 797.3 | 1 in 904.7 | 3,647 | 2,474 | 1,173 | 32.2% |
| $20 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 55.4 | 58,120 | 38,960 | 19,160 | 33.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 66.7 | 1 in 73.6 | 43,567 | 29,157 | 14,410 | 33.1% |
| $5 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 52.9 | 58,166 | 38,089 | 20,077 | 34.5% |
| $4 | 1 in 33.4 | 1 in 34.6 | 87,180 | 56,533 | 30,647 | 35.2% |
| $2 | 1 in 11.1 | 1 in 11.3 | 261,540 | 167,496 | 94,044 | 36.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 5.63 | 1 in 5.87 | 516,497 | 335,664 | 180,833 | 35.0% |
How Pirates Treasure has moved
Pirates Treasure: common questions
- How many $20,000 prizes are left in Pirates Treasure?
- 2 of 3 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 530,590.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Pirates Treasure?
- 1 in 5.87 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 5.63 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.87, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 12.2.
- Is Pirates Treasure worth buying?
- Its current payout is 59.0% ($1.18 back per $2 ticket), rank #61 of 62 in Virginia. The best $2 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is HAUNTED HUNDREDS (#2426, $2) at 67.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Pirates Treasure tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,061,181 of roughly 2,907,878 printed tickets are unsold (63.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Pirates Treasure launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 6, 2024. It is still on sale.
Other $2 Virginia scratchers
- HAUNTED HUNDREDS — 67.1% payout, 1 in 4.12 any prize
- PEPPERMINT PAYOUT — 66.4% payout, 1 in 4.33 any prize
- 5X THE MONEY — 62.9% payout, 1 in 4.61 any prize
- Money Match — 61.8% payout, 1 in 6.91 any prize
- VIRGINIA ADVENTURE — 55.4% payout, 1 in 5.22 any prize