$250,000 CA$HWORD 2nd EDITION — $20 Connecticut scratch-off ticket
CT · #1879 · $20

$250,000 CA$HWORD 2nd EDITION

Connecticut· Launched Jun 2026· 75 days on shelf· scanned 11d ago

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.72

USA percentile

73th

of 2,082 games

Top prizes left

4

$250,000 tier

% sold-through

11%

2026-08-20

Forecast sellout

~583d

P10–P90: 408–816d

18+ only. For entertainment purposes — not financial advice. Scratch-offs have a negative expected return on average. 1-800-GAMBLER if you need help.

$250,000 CA$HWORD 2nd EDITION is a $20 scratch-off game from the Connecticut (game #1879). It launched in June 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 4 top prizes of $250 remain unclaimed, with roughly 11% of tickets sold, as published by the Connecticut. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 2.85. Our models put its expected value at 0.72 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.72 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.72 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.100% of $250,000 prizes still unclaimed at 11% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 15.33% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~583 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 73rd percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
Read the full case ↓

Prize ladder

11 tiers · % remaining
$250K
4/4
100%
$25K
3/4
$1K
904/1.0K
$500
3.7K/4.2K
$200
9.8K/11.0K
$100
29.8K/33.4K
$80
42.1K/47.1K
$60
131.0K/146.5K
$40
168.4K/188.4K
$30
187.1K/209.3K
$20
411.9K/460.4K

Total unclaimed prize value: $40.60M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.

EV percentile · USA + state

vs 2,082 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 · 73th
USA: 73th percentileCT: 74th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Jun 21Jun 27Jul 16Jul 22Jul 28Aug 3Aug 10Aug 16Apr 50%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~04-05

Daily drainage

~15.33% / day

Days left (P50)

583 days

P10 / P90 range

408–816 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.72

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · -100%

Trailing 7-day claim rate 100% below the 30-day mean — activity slowing.

Price vs EV — CT field

57 games · break-even highlighted
$0$15$30$520.000.250.500.99YOU

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.

SIMILAR PLAYS IN CT

If you like this game, look at these

Same state · same price tier · similar EV signal

Know when this one turns

We alert you the day a CT game crosses break-even, and send a weekly digest of what moved.

A weekly digest and break-even alerts for your states. We'll email you a confirmation link first. Unsubscribe in one click, any time. What you'll get