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Weak valueActiveCELEBRATE 40 2X · $1 · West Virginia Lottery
CELEBRATE 40 2X: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.60 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#3 of 5 · $1 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#3 of 5 · $1 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
CELEBRATE 40 2X is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the West Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 60.0%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 62.0%. 2 of the original 4 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 53% of the 1.6M printed tickets have been sold.
60.0%
expected return
1 in 4.94
odds of any win
2 of 4
$5K top prizes left
53%
claimed · 851k of 1.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 165,544 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $1
$2 – $50, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 369,716 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.60 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $50
$0.59 · 58.8% of price
Mid prizes $5K
$0.01 · 1.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $50 wins
165,542 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
53% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
1.6M
tickets printed
851k
tickets claimed · 53%
739k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
47%
50% of top prizes remain with only 47% 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
#3 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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