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Weak valueActiveCASH-BEE-HOT-BEN · $1 · West Virginia Lottery
CASH-BEE-HOT-BEN: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.61 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 5 · $1 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 5 · $1 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
CASH-BEE-HOT-BEN is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the West Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 61.0%. 20 of the original 21 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 4% of the 2.0M printed tickets have been sold.
61.0%
expected return
1 in 5.25
odds of any win
20 of 21
$500 top prizes left
4%
claimed · 78k of 2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 380,445 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $1
$2 – $50, an actual profit
8 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
80 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 95,092 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.61 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $500
$0.61 · 61.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
380,445 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
4% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
2M
tickets printed
78k
tickets claimed · 4%
1.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
95%
Tickets left
96%
95% of top prizes remain with 96% 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 $1 WV peers
#1 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from West Virginia Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM.
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