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Ranked 27th of 41 Tickets in West Virginia

CELEBRATE 40 5XWest Virginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: West Virginia Lottery
45
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5West VirginiaGame #1247GREEN
At a glance

CELEBRATE 40 5X is a $5 ticket from the West Virginia Lottery. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $50,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 273,865, from 1 in 388,930 at launch. On average it pays back about $0.72 per $1, $0.02 more than the median $5 game in West Virginia.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.29
Exp. Value
$0.72
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$50,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
23%
ValueScore™
45 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.72
→
AVERAGE
At 27th out of 41 West Virginia scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Low inventory: most of this game's prizes have already been claimed.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 389K at launch, about 1 in 274K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $50,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Odds of 1 in 4.29 put the win rate squarely in the normal range.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$50,000
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 389K
now ~1 in 274K
$500
0 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 389K
All claimed
$250
53 of 219 left
launch odds 1 in 5,328
now ~1 in 5,167
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
$50,0001 in 373,33331
33%
$5001 in 373,33330Claimed
$2501 in 5,11421953
24%
$1001 in 1,1111,008224
22%
$501 in 9312,0582,580
21%
$251 in 2643,6489,825
23%
$201 in 2643,7479,587
22%
$101 in 1958,24613,425
23%
$51 in 10113,04728,143
25%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$4,023,785
Current Prize Pool
$926,980
Payout Percentage
23.0%
Total Prizes Remaining
63,838

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,166,790
Estimated Remaining
273,865
% Remaining
23.5%
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 March 6, when our records for it began, one $50,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on July 22.

20
2
1
March 6October 19
  • July 22, 20261 claimed · 1 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.3% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, close to the average for West Virginia's $5 games (1.4% 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

45
VALUESCORE
Fair
45
out of 100
Expected Value
25/40
Prize Quality
7/25
Win Frequency
9/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1247
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
1/6/2026
Payout %
71.9%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.29 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the CELEBRATE 40 5X scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. CELEBRATE 40 5X scores 45/100 (Fair) and is 8th out of 12 $5 tickets in West Virginia. It pays back about $0.72 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the West Virginia rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the CELEBRATE 40 5X scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with CELEBRATE 40 5X are 1 in 4.29. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for CELEBRATE 40 5X?
The top prize for CELEBRATE 40 5X is $50,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in CELEBRATE 40 5X?
Based on our latest data, 23% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 63,838 out of 271,979 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $5 ticket in West Virginia

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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.