CT · #1872 · $5

$250 Loaded!

Connecticut· Launched Apr 2026· 125 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.68

USA percentile

52th

of 2,022 games

Top prizes left

8880

$250 tier

% sold-through

37%

2026-08-05

Forecast sellout

~316d

P10–P90: 221–442d

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$250 Loaded! is a $5 scratch-off game from the Connecticut (game #1872). It launched in April 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 8880 top prizes of $250 remain unclaimed, with roughly 37% of tickets sold, as published by the Connecticut. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 4.80. Our models put its expected value at 0.68 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.68 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.68 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.62% of $250 prizes still unclaimed at 37% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 19.83% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~316 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 52nd percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

5 tiers · % remaining
$250
8.9K/14.4K
62%
$50
4.0K/6.5K
$20
50.8K/81.9K
$10
128.0K/204.7K
$5
142.6K/225.1K

Total unclaimed prize value: $5.43M — 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 · 52th
USA: 52th percentileCT: 43th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
May 28Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29Jun 170%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~06-17

Daily drainage

~19.83% / day

Days left (P50)

316 days

P10 / P90 range

221–442 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.68

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · -2%

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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