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Average valueActive$$50,000 JUMBO CASH · $5 · West Virginia Lottery
$$50,000 JUMBO CASH: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.41 on average.
▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#4 of 14 · $5 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:44 AM
▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#4 of 14 · $5 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:44 AM
$$50,000 JUMBO CASH is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the West Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.2%, down 1.4 percentage points from the launch value of 69.6%. 1 of the original 3 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 45% of the 1.2M printed tickets have been sold.
68.2%
expected return
1 in 4.22
odds of any win
1 of 3
$50K top prizes left
45%
claimed · 525k of 1.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 153,590 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 14,415 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.41 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.32 · 66.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.09 · 1.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
153,578 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
45% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2025.
1.2M
tickets printed
525k
tickets claimed · 45%
649k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
55%
33% of top prizes remain with 55% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
West Virginia Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 WV peers
#4 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from West Virginia Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:44 AM.
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