The current odds of winning any prize on Pirates Treasure are 1 in 5.75 (17.40%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $20,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 3 $20,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 11, 2026. We estimate about 37% of the game's 2,907,878 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 6 $2 Virginia scratchers on sale, Pirates Treasure ranks #5 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 5.75 tickets winning at least the $2 ticket price back. Right now the $2 game with the best odds of breaking even is WIN WIN WIN, where 1 in 4.22 tickets wins at least $2 back.

Pirates Treasure has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $20,000 at 1 in 540,829 (2 of 3 left); $500+ at 1 in 11,386 (93 of 267 left); $200+ at 1 in 1,843 (492 of 1,573 left); $100+ at 1 in 778 (803 of 2,434 left); $50+ at 1 in 413 (1,230 of 3,647 left); $20+ at 1 in 47.7 (20,037 of 58,120 left); $10+ at 1 in 28.7 (15,033 of 43,567 left); $5+ at 1 in 18.5 (20,874 of 58,166 left); $4+ at 1 in 12 (31,895 of 87,180 left); $2+ at 1 in 5.75 (97,718 of 261,540 left).

The odds of winning at least your $2 back on one Pirates Treasure ticket are 1 in 5.75 (17.40%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 12 (8.36%).

Pirates Treasure costs $2 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.

Pirates Treasure, a $2 Virginia scratcher, was released on Aug 6, 2024 by the Virginia Lottery.