Year of the Snake
Virginia scratch-off game #2323 (Year of the Snake) was removed from circulation on October 19, 2026. An estimated 84% of tickets had sold. 2 of 3 top prizes of $20,000 remained unclaimed.
- Ticket price
- $2
- Est. % sold
- 84%
- Closed
- October 19, 2026
- Print run
- 2,937,600
- Tickets left
- 455,842
- Top prize
- $20,000
Launch vs. closing odds
Launch odds are calculated across the full print run. Closing odds are calculated across the tickets still unsold when the game was removed.
| Prize | Launch odds | Closing odds | Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 1 in 979,200 | 1 in 227,921 | 2 / 3 |
| $500 | 1 in 163,200 | 1 in 2,643,840 | 0 / 18 |
| $200 | 1 in 61,200 | 1 in 56,980 | 8 / 48 |
| $100 | 1 in 600 | 1 in 805 | 566 / 4,892 |
| $50 | 1 in 1,204 | 1 in 1,495 | 305 / 2,440 |
| $40 | 1 in 400 | 1 in 500 | 911 / 7,343 |
| $25 | 1 in 200 | 1 in 242 | 1,885 / 14,679 |
| $20 | 1 in 200 | 1 in 233 | 1,958 / 14,672 |
| $10 | 1 in 67 | 1 in 75 | 6,057 / 44,030 |
| $5 | 1 in 40 | 1 in 43 | 10,663 / 73,367 |
| $4 | 1 in 17 | 1 in 17 | 26,630 / 176,106 |
| $2 | 1 in 8 | 1 in 8 | 56,882 / 352,212 |
The record
When this game was pulled, 2 of 3 top prizes of $20,000 were still unclaimed. Because prizes were claimed more slowly than tickets sold, the closing odds on the top prize were about 4.3× shorter than at launch (1 in 979,200 → 1 in 227,921) for the tickets that remained on shelves.
Record ID: Virginia-2323 · Last seen active October 14, 2026