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SET FOR LIFE — $50 Virginia Scratcher #2368

Data captured · launched January 6, 2026

SET FOR LIFE (#2368) is a $50 Virginia scratcher launched on January 6, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #4 of 62 active games on current payout (86.1%, $43.04 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 5 $50 games, #12 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.66) and #42 on top-prize odds (1 in 969,410). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.1 points (87.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 1.0% (1 in 3.70 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $6,000,000* remain, and we estimate 969,410 tickets are still unsold (60.4% sold). That puts it among the best Virginia scratchers to buy right now.

Current payout
86.1%
87.2% at launch
Expected value
$43.04
per $50 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.66
1 in 3.70 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.66
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.82
win more than $50
$600+ odds
1 in 263.1
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$6,000,000* each
Tickets remaining
39.6%
≈ 969,410 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in SET FOR LIFE, 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, 264,630 of 661,578 prizes (40.0%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$6,000,000* 1 in 815,946 1 in 969,410 3 2 1 33.3%
$100,000 1 in 407,973 1 in 484,705 6 4 2 33.3%
$50,000 1 in 271,982 1 in 323,137 9 6 3 33.3%
$10,000 1 in 203,987 1 in 161,568 12 6 6 50.0%
$5,000 1 in 11,999 1 in 10,653 204 113 91 44.6%
$2,000 1 in 284.7 1 in 270.6 8,597 5,015 3,582 41.7%
$500 1 in 79.9 1 in 79.6 30,629 18,447 12,182 39.8%
$200 1 in 60.0 1 in 59.4 40,812 24,497 16,315 40.0%
$100 1 in 7.27 1 in 7.22 336,550 202,244 134,306 39.9%
$50 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.88 244,756 146,614 98,142 40.1%
All prizes1 in 3.701 in 3.66 661,578396,948 264,63040.0%

How SET FOR LIFE has moved

83% 86% 89% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking SET FOR LIFE. 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.

SET FOR LIFE: common questions

How many $6,000,000 prizes are left in SET FOR LIFE?
1 of 3 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 969,410.
What are the odds of winning anything on SET FOR LIFE?
1 in 3.66 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.70 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.66, and the odds of winning more than the $50 ticket price are 1 in 5.82.
Is SET FOR LIFE worth buying?
Its current payout is 86.1% ($43.04 back per $50 ticket), rank #4 of 62 in Virginia. The best $50 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is PREMIER PLAY (#2414, $50) at 82.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many SET FOR LIFE tickets are left?
We estimate 969,410 of roughly 2,447,839 printed tickets are unsold (60.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did SET FOR LIFE launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on January 6, 2026. It is still on sale.

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