What is the expected value of SHARK-CLUCK-WILD-HOPPY?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of SHARK-CLUCK-WILD-HOPPY is 60.0%, meaning the average ticket returns about $0.60 in prizes against its $1 cost.

Is SHARK-CLUCK-WILD-HOPPY retired?

No, SHARK-CLUCK-WILD-HOPPY is still active and being sold by the West Virginia state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

SHARK-CLUCK-WILD-HOPPY ($1) - Odds & Remaining Prizes

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Weak value

ActiveSHARK-CLUCK-WILD-HOPPY · $1 · West Virginia Lottery

▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 5 · $1 WV games

SHARK-CLUCK-WILD-HOPPY is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the West Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 60.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 61.0%. 13 of the original 21 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 31% of the 1.9M printed tickets have been sold.

60.0%

expected return

1 in 5.25

odds of any win

13 of 21

$500 top prizes left

31%

claimed · 601k of 1.9M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 269,027 winning tickets still unclaimed.

12 win more than $1

$2 – $50, an actual profit

9 win their money back

a $1 prize, so you break even

79 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 101,457 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $0.60 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $1 – $500

$0.60 · 60.0% of price

Most of the value pays out as

$1 – $500 wins

269,027 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

31% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.

1.9M

tickets printed

601k

tickets claimed · 31%

1.3M

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.

Jackpots left

62%

Tickets left

69%

62% of top prizes remain with 69% of tickets left to claim them.

Where to buy

West Virginia Lottery

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Rank vs $1 WV peers

#2 of 5

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

CASH-BEE-HOT-BEN

61.0%

SHARK-CLUCK-WILD-HOPPY

60.0%

SPIN-LUCKY-CHERRIES-HAND

60.0%

THREE - LAMA - BUG - HOT

58.0%

CELEBRATE 40 2X

57.0%

Figures from West Virginia Lottery published claim data.

Scratchstats

SHARK-CLUCK-WILD-HOPPY: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.60 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $0.60 comes from

31% of the print run claimed