CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Revenues from the West Virginia Lottery are running ahead of estimates by 11.6 percent eight months into the fiscal year.
The financial numbers from February were released during the state Lottery Commission’s monthly meeting Wednesday in Charleston.
Total revenues for February were 5.74 percent higher than February 2025. Transfers to the state for the month totaled $37.9 million bringing the yearly total to more than $400 million.
The Lottery said traditional lottery sales for the month, not counting iLotterry, totaled $16 million. The new national draw game Millionaire for Life launched Feb. 22 and brought in more than $74,000 for the month.
Two Cash25 tickets hit for the top prize of $25,000 within 24 hours of each other last week. The Lottery said the $1 million dollar Powerball ticket sold in Hardy County several months ago remains unclaimed