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Ranked 17th of 41 Tickets in West Virginia

LUCKY WITCH-LUCKY ELFWest Virginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: West Virginia Lottery
61
VALUESCORE
Good
$10West VirginiaGame #1268GREEN
At a glance

LUCKY WITCH-LUCKY ELF costs $10 a ticket from the West Virginia Lottery. Its overall odds of 1 in 5.36 trail the 1 in 3.92 typical of West Virginia's $10 games. None of its winning tickets pays $10 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 5.36
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$5,000
Top Prizes Left
5
Prizes Remaining
62%
ValueScore™
61 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
A solid pick: #17 of the 41 active games we track in West Virginia, and 7th out of 11 $10 tickets in West Virginia.
Why
↑Expected value of $0.73 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.
  • The game is early in its life, with the bulk of its prizes unclaimed.
  • The larger prizes are well stocked, with plenty of top and mid-tier winners still out there.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$5,000
5 of 8 left
launch odds 1 in 50K
now ~1 in 50K
$500
109 of 175 left
launch odds 1 in 2,300
now ~1 in 2,307
$200
295 of 477 left
launch odds 1 in 844
now ~1 in 852
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$5,0001 in 48,75085
63%
$5001 in 2,229175109
62%
$2001 in 818477295
62%
$1001 in 656,0343,732
62%
$501 in 2218,10411,312
62%
$301 in 3212,0707,515
62%
$201 in 1038,21823,949
63%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$2,857,960
Current Prize Pool
$1,781,730
Payout Percentage
62.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
46,917

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
402,461
Estimated Remaining
251,475
% Remaining
62.5%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since September 2, when our records for it began, 2 $5,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 5. The most recent was on October 17.

74
7
6
5
September 2October 19
  • October 17, 20261 claimed · 5 left
  • September 12, 20261 claimed · 6 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 4.5% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 4 times the average for West Virginia's $10 games (1% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

61
VALUESCORE
Good
61
out of 100
Expected Value
32/40
Prize Quality
16/25
Win Frequency
2/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1268
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
8/25/2026
Payout %
73.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 5.36 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the LUCKY WITCH-LUCKY ELF scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. LUCKY WITCH-LUCKY ELF scores 61/100 (Good) and is 7th of the 11 active $10 games in West Virginia. It pays back about $0.73 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the LUCKY WITCH-LUCKY ELF scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with LUCKY WITCH-LUCKY ELF are 1 in 5.36. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for LUCKY WITCH-LUCKY ELF?
The top prize for LUCKY WITCH-LUCKY ELF is $5,000. As of our latest update, 5 top prizes remain unclaimed.
When was LUCKY WITCH-LUCKY ELF released?
LUCKY WITCH-LUCKY ELF was released by the West Virginia Lottery on August 25, 2026. It has been on sale for about 2 months.

Every $10 ticket in West Virginia

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GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
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CHERRIES-GEMS-GREEN-ELECTRIC ST821 in 3.7073.2%$50K · 31.0%
BRINGING SIX BACK741 in 4.0173.3%$60K · 21.8%
THE CASH GAME - GO BIG MONEY721 in 3.9972.6%$50K · 21.5%
LION'S SHARE701 in 3.8673.0%$50K · 21.2%
DRAGON BLAST - UNDERWATER KENO681 in 3.9173.4%$75K · 20.1%
LUCKY WITCH-LUCKY ELF (this game)611 in 5.3673.3%$5K · 54.5%
CELEBRATE 40 10X601 in 3.9471.6%$75K · 21.0%
DOGGIE-POOL-CAT-CASH571 in 4.0869.5%$500 · 1,8370.4%
LADY LUCK471 in 5.6570.6%$5K · 200.1%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.