
West Virginia· scanned today
EV / Dollar
0.60
USA percentile
20th
of 2,201 games
Top prizes left
0
$35,000 tier
% sold-through
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2026-11-04
Forecast sellout
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BIG 7s 1162 is a $5 scratch-off game from the West Virginia lottery (game #1162). As of the most recent daily scan, 0 top prizes of $35,000 remain unclaimed, as published by the West Virginia lottery. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 4.35. Our models put its expected value at 0.60 per dollar, returning about $0.60 per dollar on average at current prize levels, number 41 of 42 $5 games on sale in West Virginia.
THE THESIS
At 0.60 EV/$, this game ranks 41 of 42 same-price games on sale in West Virginia (median 0.67).
Total unclaimed prize value: $523,852 — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.
Where this game ranks versus all active US scratch-offs (USA) and all active WV games (state). Better means more unclaimed prize value relative to remaining tickets.
No other active WV games currently clear break-even.
Top-prize claim history is not published for this state.
States that report individual claim events (TX, NY, PA, FL, NC) will show a full timeline here. This game's state does not currently publish that data.
ABOUT THIS GAME
As of November 4, 2026, 0 of the 4 $35,000 top prizes are still unclaimed; across the 11 prize levels the lottery reports, 40,191 of 375,026 prizes (11%) remain; every $35,000 prize has already been claimed.
At current prize levels a $5 ticket returns about $3 on average (0.60 per dollar), which ranks 41 of 42 $5 games on sale in West Virginia, below the $5 median of 0.67. Among every West Virginia game with a computable value it is 110 of 127; nationally it sits in the 20th percentile. Like nearly every scratch-off, it pays back less than it costs on average.
No claims were recorded on the reported prize levels over the last 30 days.
Figures come from the prize data the West Virginia lottery publishes (official game page), which Tirage checks daily; this page reflects the November 4, 2026 update. See how we calculate value.
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