CT · #1858 · $20

$100, $200 or $500

Connecticut· Launched Jan 2026· 204 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.76

USA percentile

84th

of 2,022 games

Top prizes left

1457

$500 tier

% sold-through

81%

2026-08-05

Forecast sellout

~63d

P10–P90: 44–88d

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$100, $200 or $500 is a $20 scratch-off game from the Connecticut (game #1858). It launched in January 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 1457 top prizes of $500 remain unclaimed, with roughly 81% of tickets sold, as published by the Connecticut. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 9.19. Our models put its expected value at 0.76 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.76 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.76 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.19% of $500 prizes still unclaimed at 81% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 31.00% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~63 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 84th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

3 tiers · % remaining
$500
1.5K/7.5K
19%
$200
7.3K/37.9K
$100
24.7K/125.9K

Total unclaimed prize value: $4.65M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.

EV percentile · USA + state

vs 2,022 active games

Where this game ranks versus all active US scratch-offs (USA) and all active CT games (state). Better means more unclaimed prize value relative to remaining tickets.

USA median · 50th0.67 EV/$
CT median0.68 EV/$
YOU · 84th
USA: 84th percentileCT: 87th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Oct 70%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~10-07

Daily drainage

~31.00% / day

Days left (P50)

63 days

P10 / P90 range

44–88 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.76

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · +3%

Claim velocity is consistent with the 30-day mean.

Price vs EV — CT field

50 games · break-even highlighted
$0$15$30$520.000.250.500.97YOU

No other active CT games currently clear break-even.

Top-prize claim cadence · the roll

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.

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