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Ranked 40th of 41 Tickets in West Virginia

CELEBRATE 40 2XWest Virginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: West Virginia Lottery
22
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$1West VirginiaGame #1249GREEN
At a glance

CELEBRATE 40 2X is one of the West Virginia Lottery's $1 games. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $5,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 297,531, from 1 in 417,089 at launch. Its ValueScore of 22/100 (Below Avg) makes it 6th out of 6 $1 tickets in West Virginia.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.94
Exp. Value
$0.65
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$5,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
18%
ValueScore™
22 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.65
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Weak value right now at #40 of the 41 active games we track in West Virginia. Check the higher-ranked games in West Virginia first.
Why
↓Wins are infrequent: about a 20% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.94), lower than most games.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 417K at launch, about 1 in 298K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $5,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • You get back about $0.65 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$5,000
1 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 417K
now ~1 in 298K
$50
16 of 168 left
launch odds 1 in 9,931
now ~1 in 19K
$20
494 of 4,178 left
launch odds 1 in 399
now ~1 in 602
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 397,50041
25%
$501 in 9,46416816
10%
$201 in 3814,178494
12%
$101 in 6425,0003,385
14%
$51 in 2954,1407,016
13%
$31 in 4237,5025,667
15%
$21 in 2175,05113,781
18%
$11 in 11141,68129,869
21%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$1,036,949
Current Prize Pool
$159,042
Payout Percentage
15.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
60,229

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,668,357
Estimated Remaining
297,531
% Remaining
17.8%
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 March 6, when our records for it began, 2 $5,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on August 23.

30
3
2
1
March 6October 19
  • August 23, 20261 claimed · 1 left
  • May 21, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.3% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for West Virginia's $1 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

22
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
22
out of 100
Expected Value
9/40
Prize Quality
5/25
Win Frequency
4/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1249
Ticket Price
$1
Start Date
1/6/2026
Payout %
65.2%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.94 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the CELEBRATE 40 2X scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. CELEBRATE 40 2X scores 22/100 (Below Average) and is 6th out of 6 $1 tickets in West Virginia. It pays back about $0.65 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the CELEBRATE 40 2X scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with CELEBRATE 40 2X are 1 in 4.94. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for CELEBRATE 40 2X?
The top prize for CELEBRATE 40 2X is $5,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in CELEBRATE 40 2X?
Based on our latest data, 18% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 60,229 out of 337,724 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $1 ticket in West Virginia

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
PURRFECT CASH - 7 ELVES521 in 4.1265.3%$100 · 313.5%
CASH-BEE-HOT-BEN441 in 5.2564.2%$500 · 161.1%
SHARK-CLUCK-WILD-HOPPY361 in 5.2564.3%$500 · 120.3%
SPIN-LUCKY-CHERRIES-HAND281 in 5.3262.1%$1K · 50.1%
THREE - LAMA - BUG - HOT241 in 5.2563.2%$500 · 70.0%
CELEBRATE 40 2X (this game)221 in 4.9465.2%$5K · 11.3%

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.