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Average valueActiveLION'S SHARE · $10 · West Virginia Lottery
LION'S SHARE: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $6.91 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#9 of 11 · $10 WV gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#9 of 11 · $10 WV gamesUpdated Jun 15, 2026
LION'S SHARE is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the West Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.1%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 69.9%. 2 of the original 3 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 19% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
69.1%
expected return
1 in 3.9
odds of any win
2 of 3
$50K top prizes left
19%
claimed · 96k of 510k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 113,267 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $10
$20 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,674 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $6.91 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.60 · 66.0% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $50K
$0.31 · 3.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
113,258 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
19% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
510k
tickets printed
96k
tickets claimed · 19%
414k
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
81%
67% of top prizes remain with 81% 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 $10 WV peers
#9 of 11
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from West Virginia Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 15, 2026.
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