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Ranked 6th of 41 Tickets in West Virginia

WILD RED 7SWest Virginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: West Virginia Lottery
81
VALUESCORE
Excellent
$20West VirginiaGame #1261GREEN
At a glance

WILD RED 7S is a $20 ticket from the West Virginia Lottery. At launch, about 1 in 136,350 tickets carried a prize of $10,000 or more. It pays back about $0.74 per $1 on average, in line with West Virginia's other $20 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.76
Exp. Value
$0.74
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$70,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
59%
ValueScore™
81 / 100
Excellent

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.74
↑
GREAT VALUE
#6 of 41 in West Virginia, better than about 88% of the state's games, with strong marks across the board.
Why
↑At $0.74 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 136K at launch, about 1 in 121K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $70,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • At 1 in 3.76 overall odds, prizes land more often than in most games.
  • Little of the prize pool has been drained so far.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$70,000
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 136K
now ~1 in 121K
$7,000
3 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 68K
now ~1 in 81K
$500
245 of 410 left
launch odds 1 in 998
now ~1 in 990
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
$70,0001 in 130,00032
67%
$7,0001 in 65,00063
50%
$5001 in 951410245
60%
$1501 in 646,0613,616
60%
$1001 in 2913,6398,070
59%
$701 in 2913,6418,050
59%
$401 in 1330,67518,134
59%
$201 in 944,35526,406
60%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$5,799,020
Current Prize Pool
$3,449,880
Payout Percentage
59.5%
Total Prizes Remaining
64,526

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
409,050
Estimated Remaining
242,618
% Remaining
59.3%
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 its launch on July 29, one $70,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on September 5.

31
3
2
July 29October 19
  • September 5, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 3.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 4 times the average for West Virginia's $20 games (0.8% 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

81
VALUESCORE
Excellent
81
out of 100
Expected Value
37/40
Prize Quality
15/25
Win Frequency
18/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1261
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
7/28/2026
Payout %
74.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.76 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the WILD RED 7S scratch-off a good buy?
Yes. WILD RED 7S has a ValueScore of 81/100 (Excellent) and is 2nd among the 5 $20 games West Virginia sells. It pays back about $0.74 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the WILD RED 7S scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with WILD RED 7S are 1 in 3.76. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for WILD RED 7S?
The top prize for WILD RED 7S is $70,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $20 ticket in West Virginia

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
COOL CASH- WINNING ERA831 in 3.8874.3%$50K · 21.2%
WILD RED 7S (this game)811 in 3.7674.3%$70K · 23.1%
CELEBRATE 40 20X731 in 3.7574.7%$100K · 11.4%
$100,000 JUMBO CASH631 in 3.7372.3%$100K · 10.0%
FRUIT LOOT SPINS - FABULOUS FORTUNE411 in 5.7471.1%$10K · 100.5%

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.