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Average valueActiveDRAGON’S HOARD · $20 · West Virginia Lottery
DRAGON’S HOARD: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.14 on average.
▼ -0.7 pts vs launch#8 of 8 · $20 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:44 AM
▼ -0.7 pts vs launch#8 of 8 · $20 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:44 AM
DRAGON’S HOARD is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the West Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.7%, down 0.7 percentage points from the launch value of 71.4%. 1 of the original 3 $75,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 69% of the 0.4M printed tickets have been sold.
70.7%
expected return
1 in 3.70
odds of any win
1 of 3
$75K top prizes left
69%
claimed · 283k of 408k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 33,692 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 581 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.14 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.22 · 66.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $75K
$0.92 · 4.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
33,660 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
69% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2024.
408k
tickets printed
283k
tickets claimed · 69%
125k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
31%
33% of top prizes remain with only 31% 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
#8 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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