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Ranked 24th of 41 Tickets in West Virginia

TACO - BREW MATCHWest Virginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: West Virginia Lottery
50
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5West VirginiaGame #1260GREEN
At a glance

TACO - BREW MATCH costs $5 a ticket from the West Virginia Lottery. By our estimate the $20,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 135,657 per ticket, down from 1 in 188,445. Prizes of $1,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 57,983 tickets.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.31
Exp. Value
$0.71
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$20,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
36%
ValueScore™
50 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.71
→
AVERAGE
At 24th out of 41 West Virginia scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Win rate is typical, around 23% per ticket (1 in 4.31).
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 188K at launch, about 1 in 136K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $20,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Middling prize quality: a fair number of the bigger prizes are still in play.
  • This game is partway played through, with a fair share of prizes remaining.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$20,000
2 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 188K
now ~1 in 136K
$1,000
5 of 9 left
launch odds 1 in 84K
now ~1 in 54K
$500
15 of 37 left
launch odds 1 in 20K
now ~1 in 18K
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
$20,0001 in 180,00042
50%
$1,0001 in 80,00095
56%
$5001 in 19,4593715
41%
$2001 in 3,78919067
35%
$1501 in 2,69726799
37%
$1001 in 3801,893673
36%
$751 in 3172,268821
36%
$501 in 957,5662,730
36%
$251 in 6111,7924,184
35%
$201 in 5114,1284,920
35%
$151 in 5114,1114,931
35%
$101 in 1547,18516,796
36%
$51 in 1075,44127,707
37%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$2,561,330
Current Prize Pool
$929,585
Payout Percentage
36.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
62,950

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
753,780
Estimated Remaining
271,314
% Remaining
36.0%
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 9, when our records for it began, one $20,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on August 13.

31
3
2
May 9October 19
  • August 13, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 2.3% 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

50
VALUESCORE
Fair
50
out of 100
Expected Value
22/40
Prize Quality
11/25
Win Frequency
9/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1260
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
4/28/2026
Payout %
71.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.31 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the TACO - BREW MATCH scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. TACO - BREW MATCH scores 50/100 (Fair) and is 6th of the 12 active $5 games in West Virginia. It pays back about $0.71 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the West Virginia rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the TACO - BREW MATCH scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with TACO - BREW MATCH are 1 in 4.31. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for TACO - BREW MATCH?
The top prize for TACO - BREW MATCH is $20,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in TACO - BREW MATCH?
Based on our latest data, 36% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 62,950 out of 174,891 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

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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.