CT · #1879 · $20

$250,000 CA$HWORD 2nd EDITION

Connecticut· Launched Jun 2026· 49 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.72

USA percentile

72th

of 2,022 games

Top prizes left

4

$250,000 tier

% sold-through

8%

2026-08-05

Forecast sellout

~471d

P10–P90: 330–659d

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$250,000 CA$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 8% 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 8% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 19.50% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~471 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 72nd percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

11 tiers · % remaining
$250K
4/4
100%
$25K
3/4
$1K
932/1.0K
$500
3.8K/4.2K
$200
10.1K/11.0K
$100
30.6K/33.4K
$80
43.3K/47.1K
$60
134.5K/146.5K
$40
173.0K/188.4K
$30
192.2K/209.3K
$20
423.2K/460.4K

Total unclaimed prize value: $41.69M — 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 · 72th
USA: 72th percentileCT: 74th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Jun 19Jun 24Jun 29Jul 16Jul 20Jul 24Jul 28Aug 1Nov 190%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~11-19

Daily drainage

~19.50% / day

Days left (P50)

471 days

P10 / P90 range

330–659 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.72

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · +8%

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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