The current odds of winning any prize on Instant Cash are 1 in 5.26 (19.00%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500,000 top prize.

Yes. 2 of the 3 $500,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Oct 9, 2026. We estimate about 42% of the game's 2,446,200 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Instant Cash is on sale at Virginia Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 10 $10 Virginia scratchers on sale, Instant Cash ranks #8 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 5.26 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back. Right now the $10 game with the best odds of breaking even is 20X THE MONEY, where 1 in 3.66 tickets wins at least $10 back.

Instant Cash has 9 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500,000 at 1 in 1,022,282 (1 of 3 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 340,761 (2 of 5 left); $500+ at 1 in 3,717 (272 of 652 left); $200+ at 1 in 666 (1,260 of 3,042 left); $100+ at 1 in 68.5 (13,396 of 32,604 left); $50+ at 1 in 20.9 (33,890 of 81,524 left); $40+ at 1 in 19 (4,957 of 11,930 left); $30+ at 1 in 11.1 (38,215 of 91,727 left); $20+ at 1 in 5.26 (102,222 of 244,456 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one Instant Cash ticket are 1 in 5.26 (19.00%). No prize pays exactly $10, so that is also your chance of winning more than you paid.

Instant Cash costs $10 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Virginia Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Virginia scratchers and Virginia scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Virginia Lottery lists them under "Scratchers" on its own site. "Scratchers" is simply what most players in Virginia call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

Instant Cash, a $10 Virginia scratcher, was released on Jun 2, 2026 by the Virginia Lottery.