
West Virginia· scanned today
EV / Dollar
0.69
USA percentile
58th
of 2,159 games
Top prizes left
2
$5,000 tier
% sold-through
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2026-10-26
Forecast sellout
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LADY LUCK is a $10 scratch-off game from the West Virginia lottery (game #1173). As of the most recent daily scan, 2 top prizes of $5,000 remain unclaimed, as published by the West Virginia lottery. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 5.66. Our models put its expected value at 0.69 per dollar, returning about $0.69 per dollar on average at current prize levels, number 22 of 27 $10 games on sale in West Virginia.
THE THESIS
At 0.69 EV/$, this game ranks 22 of 27 same-price games on sale in West Virginia (median 0.70).
Total unclaimed prize value: $783,780 — 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 October 26, 2026, 2 of the 48 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed; across the 7 prize levels the lottery reports, 20,095 of 172,838 prizes (12%) remain; the thinnest level is $5,000, with 4% of its prizes left.
At current prize levels a $10 ticket returns about $6.89 on average (0.69 per dollar), which ranks 22 of 27 $10 games on sale in West Virginia, below the $10 median of 0.70. Among every West Virginia game with a computable value it is 47 of 127; nationally it sits in the 58th 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.
West Virginia also sells 2 other issues of LADY LUCK: game #1231 and game #1254. Each issue has its own print run and prize pool, so their odds and remaining prizes differ.
Figures come from the prize data the West Virginia lottery publishes (official game page), which Tirage checks daily; this page reflects the October 26, 2026 update. See how we calculate value.
SIMILAR PLAYS IN WV
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