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Weak valueActiveMONEY MAKER · $5 · West Virginia Lottery
MONEY MAKER: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.31 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#12 of 14 · $5 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:44 AM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#12 of 14 · $5 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:44 AM
MONEY MAKER is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the West Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.2%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 67.2%. 1 of the original 3 $25,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 67% of the 0.9M printed tickets have been sold.
66.2%
expected return
1 in 4.24
odds of any win
1 of 3
$25K top prizes left
67%
claimed · 618k of 922k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 71,864 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
8 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 15,194 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.31 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.23 · 64.6% of price
Mid prizes $25K
$0.08 · 1.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
71,863 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
67% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2024.
922k
tickets printed
618k
tickets claimed · 67%
304k
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
33%
33% of top prizes remain with only 33% 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
#12 of 14
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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