Ranked 36th of 41 Tickets in West Virginia

WILD SIDE - POWER $500West Virginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Name: WILD SIDE - POWER $500 Odds & Prize Data
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At a glance

WILD SIDE - POWER $500 is a $5 ticket from the West Virginia Lottery. On ValueScore it earns 30/100 (Below Avg), good for 11th out of 12 $5 tickets in West Virginia. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.75 trail the 1 in 4.29 typical of West Virginia's $5 games.

Overall Odds

1 in 4.75

Exp. Value

$0.69

per $1 spent

Top Prize

$500

Top Prizes Left

149

Prizes Remaining

29%

ValueScore™

30 / 100

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Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:

$0.69

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BELOW AVERAGE

Ranked 36th out of 41 West Virginia scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 10 other $5 West Virginia games ranked higher.

Why

↓Low inventory: most of this game's prizes have already been claimed.

Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
At 1 in 4.75, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.

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Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19

$500

149 of 508 left

launch odds 1 in 1,443

now ~1 in 1,412

$100

558 of 2,015 left

launch odds 1 in 364

now ~1 in 377

$50

2,663 of 9,888 left

launch odds 1 in 74

now ~1 in 79

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

Prize	Odds	Total	Left	Status
$500	1 in 1,417	508	149	29%
$100	1 in 357	2,015	558	28%
$50	1 in 73	9,888	2,663	27%
$25	1 in 31	22,862	6,543	29%
$15	1 in 52	13,748	3,825	28%
$10	1 in 16	45,798	12,920	28%
$5	1 in 12	59,548	17,643	30%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch

$2,483,390

Current Prize Pool

$701,815

Payout Percentage

28.3%

Total Prizes Remaining

44,301

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed

733,243

Estimated Remaining

210,430

% Remaining

28.7%

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 21, when our records for it began, 105 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 149. The most recent was on September 29.

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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 $5 games (1.5% 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

VALUESCORE

Below Avg

out of 100

Expected Value

13/40

Prize Quality

7/25

Win Frequency

6/20

Inventory Health

4/15

Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

State: West Virginia
Game Number: 1265
Ticket Price: $5
Start Date: 1/27/2026
Payout %: 69.0%
Data Source: Official
Last Updated: 10/19/2026

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How many tickets?

$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.75 overall odds

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the WILD SIDE - POWER $500 scratch-off a good buy?

Probably not. WILD SIDE - POWER $500 scores 30/100 (Below Average) and is 11th out of 12 $5 tickets in West Virginia. It pays back about $0.69 for every $1 spent.

What are the odds of winning the WILD SIDE - POWER $500 scratch-off?

The overall odds of winning any prize with WILD SIDE - POWER $500 are 1 in 4.75. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.

What is the top prize for WILD SIDE - POWER $500?

The top prize for WILD SIDE - POWER $500 is $500. As of our latest update, 149 top prizes remain unclaimed.

How many prizes are left in WILD SIDE - POWER $500?

Based on our latest data, 29% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 44,301 out of 154,367 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.