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Average valueActiveCELEBRATE 40 20X · $20 · West Virginia Lottery
CELEBRATE 40 20X: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.50 on average.
▲ +0.1 pts vs launch#1 of 8 · $20 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:44 AM
▲ +0.1 pts vs launch#1 of 8 · $20 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:44 AM
CELEBRATE 40 20X is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the West Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.5%, up 0.1 percentage points from the launch value of 72.4%. 2 of the original 3 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 44% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
72.5%
expected return
1 in 3.75
odds of any win
2 of 3
$100K top prizes left
44%
claimed · 236k of 540k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 85,511 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $20
$40 – $400, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 16,883 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.50 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $400
$13.70 · 68.5% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $100K
$0.80 · 4.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $400 wins
85,493 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
44% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
540k
tickets printed
236k
tickets claimed · 44%
304k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
56%
67% of top prizes remain with only 56% 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 $20 WV peers
#1 of 8
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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