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West Virginia Lottery Results and Winning Numbers

Every game's newest draws, to November 6, 2026. Below them: what a ticket costs in West Virginia, which add-ons West Virginia Lottery sells, and what it is worth — with the arithmetic shown.

Latest West Virginia lottery results

Updated

  • Mega Millions Nov 6 ----, Mega Ball Next draw Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 p.m. ET Jackpot $529 million
  • Powerball Nov 4 ----, Powerball Next draw Sat, Nov 7, 10:59 p.m. ET Jackpot $20 million
  • Millionaire for Life Nov 6 ----, Millionaire Ball Next draw Sat, Nov 7, 11:15 p.m. ET
  • Lotto America Nov 4 ----, Star Ball Next draw Sat, Nov 7, about 10:15 p.m. ET

West Virginia hot and cold numbers

For fun: every draw is independent, so none of these is likelier to come up next.

Power Play is on sale in West Virginia; Double Play is not, so a West Virginia ticket tops out at $3 a line. At the jackpot standing after the November 4, 2026 draw, a $2 Powerball ticket bought in West Virginia is worth $0.35, 17c on the dollar after West Virginia's 6.5% withholding. The best West Virginia scratch-off on sale returns 74c — no jackpot, but far more of the money comes back. Every one, ranked.

Multi-state games in West Virginia

More multi-state games sold in West Virginia

West Virginia Lottery also sells Millionaire for Life and Lotto America, drawn once for every lottery that sells them.

What is different in West Virginia

Ticket price
$3 a line, all in
$2 base plus $1 each for Power Play.
Power Play
On sale — $1
Multiplies every prize below the jackpot by 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10. We make the extra dollar worth about 46c.
Double Play
Not sold here
One of the 18 jurisdictions that do not offer it; the other 30 do.
Prize structure
Fixed, as the chart
The published amounts are what you are paid — West Virginia does not adjust them for sales.
State withholding
6.5%
The statutory rate; the Tax Division's 2026 guide says 4.58%. Federal withholding of 24% applies on top, everywhere.
Minimum age
18
West Virginia Lottery's own rule. Five jurisdictions set it higher: four at 21 and one at 19.

Rules read from powerball.com and West Virginia Lottery on September 22, 2026. Withholding rates and the calculator.

West Virginia Lottery's own games

West Virginia Lottery runs draw games of its own, and their results are not in our database yet. West Virginia Lottery publishes its own results here.

What is on this page instead is the part nobody else computes: what the multi-state games are worth under West Virginia's rules, which is not what they are worth under anyone else's.

West Virginia lottery tools

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West Virginia lottery questions

What lottery games can you play in West Virginia?
Mega Millions, Powerball, Millionaire for Life, Lotto America, plus West Virginia Lottery's own draw games and scratch tickets. We publish the multi-state analysis and the West Virginia rules; West Virginia Lottery's own draw games are not in our database yet.
Does West Virginia sell Power Play and Double Play?
Power Play, yes — $1 a play. Double Play, no: 30 of the 48 lotteries sell it and West Virginia is not one of them, so a West Virginia line tops out at $3.
How much tax does West Virginia withhold from lottery winnings?
6.5% — The statutory rate; the Tax Division's 2026 guide says 4.58%, held back before the cheque is written and on top of 24% federal withholding. Withholding is not the final bill. The calculator works out what you would actually keep.
Which West Virginia lottery game has the best odds?
Mega Millions, at 1 in 23.07 of winning something — though the prizes are correspondingly smaller, and winning often is not the same as winning much. A scratch-off is a different proposition again: the best on sale in West Virginia now returns about 74 cents on the dollar.
Where do these West Virginia numbers come from?
The multi-state games are cross-checked against several official sources before we publish them. Every source is listed here. The West Virginia rules on this page were read from powerball.com and West Virginia Lottery on September 22, 2026.

About the West Virginia Lottery

West Virginia Lottery sells Powerball and Mega Millions alongside its own games. You must be 18 to buy a ticket, and a winning ticket has to be claimed in the jurisdiction where it was sold. wvlottery.com

Every jurisdiction is listed on the lottery hub — including Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah, which run no lottery at all.