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Average valueActiveCELEBRATE 40 20X · $20 · West Virginia Lottery
CELEBRATE 40 20X: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.26 on average.
▼ -1.1 pts vs launch#6 of 9 · $20 WV games
▼ -1.1 pts vs launch#6 of 9 · $20 WV games
CELEBRATE 40 20X is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the West Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.3%, down 1.1 percentage points from the launch value of 72.4%. 1 of the original 3 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 60% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
71.3%
expected return
1 in 3.75
odds of any win
1 of 3
$100K top prizes left
60%
claimed · 325k of 540k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 61,902 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 17,947 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.26 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $400
$13.63 · 68.2% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $100K
$0.63 · 3.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $400 wins
61,890 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
60% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
540k
tickets printed
325k
tickets claimed · 60%
215k
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
40%
33% of top prizes remain with 40% 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
#6 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from West Virginia Lottery published claim data.
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