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Weak valueActiveCELEBRATE 40 3X · $2 · West Virginia Lottery
CELEBRATE 40 3X: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.22 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#5 of 5 · $2 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#5 of 5 · $2 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
CELEBRATE 40 3X is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the West Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.0%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 63.0%. 3 of the original 4 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 44% of the 1.6M printed tickets have been sold.
61.0%
expected return
1 in 4.67
odds of any win
3 of 4
$20K top prizes left
44%
claimed · 714k of 1.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 182,677 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 301,920 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.22 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $100
$1.15 · 57.7% of price
Mid prizes $20K
$0.07 · 3.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
182,674 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% 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.
1.6M
tickets printed
714k
tickets claimed · 44%
906k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
75%
Tickets left
56%
75% 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 $2 WV peers
#5 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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