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Average valueActiveGIMME $50K · $20 · West Virginia Lottery
GIMME $50K: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.32 on average.
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#3 of 8 · $20 WV gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026, 6:44 PM
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#3 of 8 · $20 WV gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026, 6:44 PM
GIMME $50K is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the West Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.6%, up 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 71.4%. 1 of the original 3 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 70% of the 0.4M printed tickets have been sold.
71.6%
expected return
1 in 3.84
odds of any win
1 of 3
$50K top prizes left
70%
claimed · 258k of 368k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 28,764 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $20
$50 or $100 or $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 714 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.32 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.78 · 68.9% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $50K
$0.54 · 2.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
28,758 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
70% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2025.
368k
tickets printed
258k
tickets claimed · 70%
111k
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
30%
33% of top prizes remain with only 30% 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
#3 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from West Virginia Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026, 6:44 PM.
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