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Ranked 31st of 41 Tickets in West Virginia

MONEY MONEY MONEY - IN THE GREENWest Virginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: West Virginia Lottery
38
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5West VirginiaGame #1276GREEN
At a glance

MONEY MONEY MONEY - IN THE GREEN is a $5 ticket from the West Virginia Lottery. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $10,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 112,935, from 1 in 202,028 at launch. On ValueScore it earns 38/100 (Below Avg), good for 10th out of 12 $5 tickets in West Virginia.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.46
Exp. Value
$0.68
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$10,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
42%
ValueScore™
38 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.68
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Ranked 31st out of 41 West Virginia scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 9 other $5 West Virginia games ranked higher.
Why
↓Expected value of $0.68 per $1 is about average, a typical return for a ticket at this price.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 202K at launch, about 1 in 113K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $10,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Odds of 1 in 4.46 put the win rate squarely in the normal range.
  • Prize quality is fair, with some of the bigger winners already claimed.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$10,000
3 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 202K
now ~1 in 113K
$500
56 of 136 left
launch odds 1 in 5,942
now ~1 in 6,050
$100
198 of 513 left
launch odds 1 in 1,575
now ~1 in 1,711
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
$10,0001 in 200,00043
75%
$5001 in 5,88213656
41%
$1001 in 1,559513198
39%
$501 in 918,7843,590
41%
$301 in 5315,1536,213
41%
$201 in 2040,41216,647
41%
$101 in 1455,57123,249
42%
$51 in 1360,61826,009
43%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$2,720,130
Current Prize Pool
$1,139,165
Payout Percentage
41.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
75,965

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
808,112
Estimated Remaining
338,804
% Remaining
41.9%
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 May 16, when our records for it began, one $10,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 3. The most recent was on July 22.

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4
3
May 16October 19
  • July 22, 20261 claimed · 3 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.9% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for West Virginia's $5 games (1.3% 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

38
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
38
out of 100
Expected Value
12/40
Prize Quality
10/25
Win Frequency
8/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1276
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
3/31/2026
Payout %
68.0%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.46 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the MONEY MONEY MONEY - IN THE GREEN scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. MONEY MONEY MONEY - IN THE GREEN scores 38/100 (Below Average) and is 10th out of 12 $5 tickets in West Virginia. It pays back about $0.68 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the MONEY MONEY MONEY - IN THE GREEN scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with MONEY MONEY MONEY - IN THE GREEN are 1 in 4.46. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for MONEY MONEY MONEY - IN THE GREEN?
The top prize for MONEY MONEY MONEY - IN THE GREEN is $10,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.

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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.