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Average valueActiveCELEBRATE 40 5X · $5 · West Virginia Lottery
CELEBRATE 40 5X: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.45 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 14 · $5 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 14 · $5 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
CELEBRATE 40 5X is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the West Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 69.0%. 2 of the original 3 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 52% of the 1.1M printed tickets have been sold.
69.0%
expected return
1 in 4.29
odds of any win
2 of 3
$50K top prizes left
52%
claimed · 577k of 1.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 137,500 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 181,028 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.45 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.28 · 65.6% of price
Mid prizes $50K
$0.17 · 3.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
137,498 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
52% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
1.1M
tickets printed
577k
tickets claimed · 52%
543k
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
48%
67% of top prizes remain with only 48% 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 $5 WV peers
#2 of 14
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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