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Ranked 38th of 41 Tickets in West Virginia

YO MONEY - CA$HWest Virginia Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: West Virginia Lottery
27
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5West VirginiaGame #1250GREEN
At a glance

YO MONEY - CA$H is a $5 ticket from the West Virginia Lottery. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $20,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 199,072, from 1 in 255,790 at launch. Its expected return of $0.64 per $1 sits $0.06 below the typical $5 ticket in West Virginia. On ValueScore it earns 27/100 (Below Avg), good for 12th out of 12 $5 tickets in West Virginia.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.11
Exp. Value
$0.64
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$20,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
26%
ValueScore™
27 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.64
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Weak value right now at #38 of the 41 active games we track in West Virginia. Check the higher-ranked games in West Virginia first.
Why
↓Softer expected value here: only $0.64 of each $1 comes back as prizes.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 256K at launch, about 1 in 199K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $20,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Most of this game's prizes are gone.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$20,000
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 256K
now ~1 in 199K
$200
66 of 288 left
launch odds 1 in 2,664
now ~1 in 3,016
$100
476 of 1,954 left
launch odds 1 in 393
now ~1 in 418
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 266,66731
33%
$2001 in 2,77828866
23%
$1001 in 4091,954476
24%
$501 in 6711,9902,866
24%
$201 in 3323,9355,826
24%
$101 in 986,18422,148
26%
$51 in 1362,35417,053
27%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$2,564,810
Current Prize Pool
$647,365
Payout Percentage
25.2%
Total Prizes Remaining
48,436

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
767,370
Estimated Remaining
199,072
% Remaining
25.9%
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, one $20,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on April 28.

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2
1
March 6October 19
  • April 28, 20261 claimed · 1 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 $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

27
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
27
out of 100
Expected Value
5/40
Prize Quality
6/25
Win Frequency
12/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1250
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
12/2/2025
Payout %
64.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.11 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the YO MONEY - CA$H scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. YO MONEY - CA$H scores 27/100 (Below Average) and is 12th out of 12 $5 tickets in West Virginia. It pays back about $0.64 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the YO MONEY - CA$H scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with YO MONEY - CA$H are 1 in 4.11. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for YO MONEY - CA$H?
The top prize for YO MONEY - CA$H is $20,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in YO MONEY - CA$H?
Based on our latest data, 26% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 48,436 out of 186,708 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $5 ticket in West Virginia

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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.