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Average valueActiveWILD RED 7S · $20 · West Virginia Lottery
WILD RED 7S: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.30 on average.
▲ +0.6 pts vs launch#3 of 9 · $20 WV games
▲ +0.6 pts vs launch#3 of 9 · $20 WV games
WILD RED 7S is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the West Virginia state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.5%, up 0.6 percentage points from the launch value of 70.9%. 3 of the original 3 $70,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 18% of the 0.4M printed tickets have been sold.
71.5%
expected return
1 in 3.76
odds of any win
3 of 3
$70K top prizes left
18%
claimed · 70k of 390k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 90,253 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $20
$40 – $150, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 892 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.30 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.58 · 67.9% of price
Mid prizes $7K – $70K
$0.72 · 3.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
90,245 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
18% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
390k
tickets printed
70k
tickets claimed · 18%
320k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
82%
100% of top prizes remain with only 82% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
West Virginia Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $20 WV peers
#3 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from West Virginia Lottery published claim data.
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