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Ranked 26th of 41 Tickets in West Virginia

GEMS & BLOCKS - WV POP!West Virginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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46
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5West VirginiaGame #1259GREEN
At a glance

The West Virginia Lottery sells GEMS & BLOCKS - WV POP! as a $5 ticket. On average it pays back about $0.65 per $1, $0.05 less than the median $5 game in West Virginia. Prizes of $1,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 230,357 tickets.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.58
Exp. Value
$0.65
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$25,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
68%
ValueScore™
46 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.65
→
AVERAGE
A typical $5 ticket, ranked #26 of the 41 active games we track in West Virginia.
Why
→Expected value of $0.65 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.
  • Wins are infrequent: about a 22% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.58), lower than most games.
  • The bigger prize tiers here have plenty left to win.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$25,000
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 230K
now ~1 in 235K
$500
290 of 417 left
launch odds 1 in 1,657
now ~1 in 1,624
$100
1,153 of 1,731 left
launch odds 1 in 399
now ~1 in 408
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
$25,0001 in 240,00032
67%
$5001 in 1,727417290
70%
$1001 in 4161,7311,153
67%
$501 in 868,3615,634
67%
$251 in 3321,60414,637
68%
$151 in 5612,9378,766
68%
$101 in 1743,18329,376
68%
$51 in 1162,65342,964
69%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$2,353,900
Current Prize Pool
$1,597,995
Payout Percentage
67.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
102,822

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
691,072
Estimated Remaining
470,925
% Remaining
68.1%
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 June 27, when our records for it began, one $25,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on July 11.

31
3
2
June 27October 19
  • July 11, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.2% 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

46
VALUESCORE
Fair
46
out of 100
Expected Value
10/40
Prize Quality
17/25
Win Frequency
8/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1259
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
6/23/2026
Payout %
65.4%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.58 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the GEMS & BLOCKS - WV POP! scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. GEMS & BLOCKS - WV POP! scores 46/100 (Fair) and is 7th of the 12 active $5 games in West Virginia. It pays back about $0.65 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the West Virginia rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the GEMS & BLOCKS - WV POP! scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with GEMS & BLOCKS - WV POP! are 1 in 4.58. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for GEMS & BLOCKS - WV POP!?
The top prize for GEMS & BLOCKS - WV POP! is $25,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $5 ticket in West Virginia

All 12 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
COCKY-ENCOUNTERS CROSSWORD701 in 4.1271.1%$50K · 30.2%
PICKLE-GRAFFITI-BOW WOW-JALAPENO KENO671 in 4.2471.3%$50K · 21.4%
BIG 7s - JUNGLE-LEGENDARY-RUST-INFINITE661 in 4.2972.6%$35K · 31.2%
MOTHMAN FORTUNE-MERRY LITTLE CRYPTIDS661 in 3.7969.9%$2K · 33.7%
I CAN'T EVEN 5541 in 4.2469.5%$5K · 32.4%
TACO - BREW MATCH501 in 4.3171.1%$20K · 22.3%
GEMS & BLOCKS - WV POP! (this game)461 in 4.5865.4%$25K · 21.2%
CELEBRATE 40 5X451 in 4.2971.9%$50K · 11.3%
BLACKJACK - WILD CARD381 in 5.7270.4%$10K · 21.1%
MONEY MONEY MONEY - IN THE GREEN381 in 4.4668.0%$10K · 31.9%

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.