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Weak valueActiveWILD SIDE - POWER $500 · $5 · West Virginia Lottery
WILD SIDE - POWER $500: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.35 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#10 of 14 · $5 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#10 of 14 · $5 WV gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM
WILD SIDE - POWER $500 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the West Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.0%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 67.8%. 213 of the original 508 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 60% of the 0.7M printed tickets have been sold.
67.0%
expected return
1 in 4.75
odds of any win
213 of 508
$500 top prizes left
60%
claimed · 430k of 720k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 63,869 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,362 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.35 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.35 · 67.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
63,869 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
60% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
720k
tickets printed
430k
tickets claimed · 60%
290k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
42%
Tickets left
40%
42% of top prizes remain with only 40% 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
#10 of 14
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from West Virginia Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:43 AM.
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