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Ranked 39th of 41 Tickets in West Virginia

THREE - LAMA - BUG - HOTWest Virginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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24
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$1West VirginiaGame #1241GREEN
At a glance

THREE - LAMA - BUG - HOT is one of the West Virginia Lottery's $1 games. Its ValueScore of 24/100 (Below Avg) makes it 5th out of 6 $1 tickets in West Virginia. It pays back about $0.63 per $1 on average, in line with West Virginia's other $1 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 5.25
Exp. Value
$0.63
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500
Top Prizes Left
7
Prizes Remaining
37%
ValueScore™
24 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.63
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
The numbers work against it: #39 of the 41 active games we track in West Virginia.
Why
↓The return of $0.63 per dollar runs below what similar tickets pay.
  • Wins are infrequent: about a 19% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 5.25), lower than most games.
  • Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$500
7 of 20 left
launch odds 1 in 99K
now ~1 in 104K
$50
100 of 330 left
launch odds 1 in 5,999
now ~1 in 7,307
$40
98 of 334 left
launch odds 1 in 5,927
now ~1 in 7,456
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
$5001 in 96,000207
35%
$501 in 5,818330100
30%
$401 in 5,74933498
29%
$201 in 1939,9343,100
31%
$101 in 9719,7466,525
33%
$51 in 3554,43118,779
35%
$41 in 4839,62314,055
35%
$21 in 2094,13135,244
37%
$11 in 12158,50561,268
39%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$1,213,414
Current Prize Pool
$421,541
Payout Percentage
34.7%
Total Prizes Remaining
139,176

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,979,534
Estimated Remaining
730,674
% Remaining
36.9%
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 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 7. The most recent was on May 9.

106
10
7
March 6October 19
  • May 9, 20263 claimed · 7 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% 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

24
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
24
out of 100
Expected Value
4/40
Prize Quality
9/25
Win Frequency
4/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1241
Ticket Price
$1
Start Date
8/26/2025
Payout %
63.2%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 5.25 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

Entertainment only. Outcomes are random and won't match a real session. Current-odds mode scales each tier by remaining prizes and tickets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the THREE - LAMA - BUG - HOT scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. THREE - LAMA - BUG - HOT scores 24/100 (Below Average) and is 5th out of 6 $1 tickets in West Virginia. It pays back about $0.63 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the THREE - LAMA - BUG - HOT scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with THREE - LAMA - BUG - HOT are 1 in 5.25. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for THREE - LAMA - BUG - HOT?
The top prize for THREE - LAMA - BUG - HOT is $500. As of our latest update, 7 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in THREE - LAMA - BUG - HOT?
Based on our latest data, 37% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 139,176 out of 377,054 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

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-HAND281 in 5.3262.1%$1K · 50.1%
THREE - LAMA - BUG - HOT (this game)241 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.