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Ranked 37th of 41 Tickets in West Virginia

SPIN-LUCKY-CHERRIES-HANDWest Virginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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28
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$1West VirginiaGame #1243GREEN
At a glance

SPIN-LUCKY-CHERRIES-HAND is a $1 ticket from the West Virginia Lottery. At 1 in 5.32, its overall odds are the longest of West Virginia's 6 $1 games. Its expected return of $0.62 per $1 sits $0.02 below the typical $1 ticket in West Virginia.

Overall Odds
1 in 5.32
Exp. Value
$0.62
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000
Top Prizes Left
5
Prizes Remaining
56%
ValueScore™
28 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.62
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Weak value right now at #37 of the 41 active games we track in West Virginia. Check the higher-ranked games in West Virginia first.
Why
↓The return of $0.62 per dollar runs below what similar tickets pay.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 170K at launch, about 1 in 190K now. The $1,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • A leaner 19% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 5.32), below most games.
  • A reasonable chunk of the top and mid-tier prizes are still available, though not the majority.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$1,000
5 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 170K
now ~1 in 190K
$50
292 of 573 left
launch odds 1 in 2,968
now ~1 in 3,252
$20
4,437 of 8,532 left
launch odds 1 in 199
now ~1 in 214
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
$1,0001 in 168,000105
50%
$501 in 2,932573292
51%
$201 in 1978,5324,437
52%
$101 in 9916,9689,096
54%
$51 in 2859,53232,087
54%
$31 in 4934,08018,669
55%
$21 in 2663,79836,272
57%
$11 in 12136,12877,654
57%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$1,042,594
Current Prize Pool
$565,940
Payout Percentage
54.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
178,512

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,700,384
Estimated Remaining
949,684
% Remaining
55.9%
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 March 6, when our records for it began, 3 $1,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 5. The most recent was on July 16.

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8
6
5
March 6October 19
  • July 16, 20261 claimed · 5 left
  • May 16, 20262 claimed · 6 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for West Virginia's $1 games (1.2% 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

28
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
28
out of 100
Expected Value
1/40
Prize Quality
13/25
Win Frequency
2/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1243
Ticket Price
$1
Start Date
12/2/2025
Payout %
62.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 5.32 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the SPIN-LUCKY-CHERRIES-HAND scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. SPIN-LUCKY-CHERRIES-HAND scores 28/100 (Below Average) and is 4th out of 6 $1 tickets in West Virginia. It pays back about $0.62 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the SPIN-LUCKY-CHERRIES-HAND scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with SPIN-LUCKY-CHERRIES-HAND are 1 in 5.32. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for SPIN-LUCKY-CHERRIES-HAND?
The top prize for SPIN-LUCKY-CHERRIES-HAND is $1,000. As of our latest update, 5 top prizes remain unclaimed.

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-HAND (this game)281 in 5.3262.1%$1K · 50.1%
THREE - LAMA - BUG - HOT241 in 5.2563.2%$500 · 70.0%
CELEBRATE 40 2X221 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.