West Virginia · $5 tickets
Best $5 West Virginia Scratch-Off Tickets
There are 17 active $5 scratch-off games in the West Virginia Lottery right now. Ranked by expected return — how much, on average, comes back for every $1 spent — the best is Global Header Menu at $0.71 per $1. Updated Aug 2, 2026.
Across the 17 $5 West Virginia games with a calculable return, the strongest pays back $0.71 per $1 and the weakest $0.65 — a 6-cent gap on the dollar, averaging $0.67. The biggest prize still in play at this price is $50,000 on Global Header Menu (2 still unclaimed).
| # | Game | Price | Return / $1 | Top Prize | Est. Tickets Left | Prize Tiers Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Global Header Menu#1226 | $5 | $0.71 / $1 | $50,000 | 254,884 | 9/10 |
| 2 | Global Header Menu#1209 | $5 | $0.69 / $1 | $25,000 | 570,864 | 9/9 |
| 3 | TACO - BREW MATCH#1260 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | $20,000 | 463,256 | 13/13 |
| 4 | Global Header Menu#1267 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | $50,000 | 1,153,725 | 13/13 |
| 5 | Global Header Menu#1220 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | $50,000 | 647,344 | 12/12 |
| 6 | Global Header Menu#1258 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | $50,000 | 1,084,812 | 10/10 |
| 7 | Global Header Menu#1263 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | $5,000 | 556,873 | 8/8 |
| 8 | Global Header Menu#1259 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | $25,000 | 580,593 | 8/8 |
| 9 | Global Header Menu#1247 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | $50,000 | 457,550 | 9/9 |
| 10 | Global Header Menu#1272 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | $10,000 | 434,480 | 6/6 |
| 11 | Global Header Menu#1276 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | $10,000 | 505,827 | 8/8 |
| 12 | Global Header Menu#1244 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | $35,000 | 1,190,367 | 11/11 |
| 13 | Global Header Menu#1225 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | $35,000 | 409,244 | 11/11 |
| 14 | Global Header Menu#1265 | $5 | $0.67 / $1 | $500 | 225,611 | 7/7 |
| 15 | Global Header Menu#1212 | $5 | $0.66 / $1 | $25,000 | 303,842 | 9/9 |
| 16 | Global Header Menu#1228 | $5 | $0.66 / $1 | $50,000 | 336,851 | 13/13 |
| 17 | Global Header Menu#1250 | $5 | $0.65 / $1 | $20,000 | 206,412 | 7/7 |
Even the best $5 ticket almost always returns less than $1 per $1 played. These rankings tell you which games are less bad, not which are profitable. Play for fun, not for income.