1 of 3
top prizes of $500,000 still out there
Ticket price$10
Top prize$500,000
Launch odds1 in 5.25
Prizes remaining (all tiers)187,725
Est. tickets left
≈40%
Instant Cash is a $10 scratch-off from the Virginia Lottery (game #2402) with a top prize of $500,000 and overall odds of 1 in 5.25 at launch. 2 of 3 top prizes are gone, 1 is still unclaimed, and an estimated 40% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 187,725 prizes are still out there (it started with 465,943).
"Instant Cash" is about halfway through its run, with about a third of its tickets still unsold. Late in a run, a game is worth a look when prizes outlast tickets. Early on, the prize design matters most. Here, tickets and top prizes are running out at about the same rate.
Everything above about "Instant Cash" comes from the Virginia Lottery's own published numbers. We only do the counting.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 | 3 |
| $10,000 | 2 | 5 |
| $500 | 258 | 652 |
| $200 | 1,210 | 3,042 |
| $100 | 12,969 | 32,604 |
| $50 | 32,736 | 81,524 |
| $40 | 4,802 | 11,930 |
| $30 | 36,933 | 91,727 |
| $20 | 98,814 | 244,456 |
Prize counts come straight from official Virginia lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
1 of the 3 top prizes of $500,000 are still unclaimed, according to official Virginia lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
Instant Cash is a $10 scratch-off. It is game #2402 from the Virginia Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 5.25, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.
Prize counts come straight from official Virginia lottery data, last refreshed on Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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