The current odds of winning any prize on Lucky Gems are 1 in 4.82 (20.73%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $1,500 top prize.

Yes. All 4 $1,500 top prizes have been claimed, as of Oct 23, 2026. A game can stay on sale after its top prizes are gone, so a ticket bought now can no longer win the top prize. We estimate about 33% of the game's 3,460,735 tickets are still unsold.

No. Virginia Lottery sales of Lucky Gems ended on Oct 9, 2026.

Lucky Gems has 9 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $1,500: all claimed; $200+ at 1 in 125,247 (9 of 28 left); $100+ at 1 in 9,802 (106 of 438 left); $50+ at 1 in 1,971 (457 of 1,784 left); $20+ at 1 in 175 (5,854 of 21,643 left); $10+ at 1 in 60.1 (12,320 of 43,309 left); $5+ at 1 in 33.2 (15,212 of 51,957 left); $2+ at 1 in 9.41 (85,870 of 277,104 left); $1+ at 1 in 4.82 (113,867 of 346,380 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Lucky Gems ticket are 1 in 4.82 (20.73%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 9.41 (10.63%).

Lucky Gems costs $1 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.

Lucky Gems, a $1 Virginia scratcher, was released on Jun 2, 2026 by the Virginia Lottery.