
West Virginia· scanned today
EV / Dollar
0.75
USA percentile
80th
of 2,201 games
Top prizes left
15
$5,000 tier
% sold-through
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2026-11-04
Forecast sellout
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POWER-CAKE-VIBES-SPIN is a $30 scratch-off game from the West Virginia lottery (game #1266). As of the most recent daily scan, 15 top prizes of $5,000 remain unclaimed, as published by the West Virginia lottery. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.89. Our models put its expected value at 0.75 per dollar, returning about $0.75 per dollar on average at current prize levels, number 3 of 5 $30 games on sale in West Virginia.
THE THESIS
At 0.75 EV/$, this game ranks 3 of 5 same-price games on sale in West Virginia (median 0.75).
Total unclaimed prize value: $5.23M — 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.
Claim velocity is consistent with the 30-day mean.
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, 15 of the 24 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed; across the 7 prize levels the lottery reports, 60,108 of 94,833 prizes (63%) remain.
At current prize levels a $30 ticket returns about $22.37 on average (0.75 per dollar), which ranks 3 of 5 $30 games on sale in West Virginia, level with the $30 median of 0.75. Among every West Virginia game with a computable value it is 5 of 127; nationally it sits in the 80th percentile. Like nearly every scratch-off, it pays back less than it costs on average.
Over the last 30 days, 3,839 prizes were claimed across the reported levels, including 2 top prizes.
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.
SIMILAR PLAYS IN WV
Same state · same price tier · similar EV signal
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