CT · #1873 · $10

$500 Loaded!

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

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.69

USA percentile

56th

of 2,022 games

Top prizes left

5553

$500 tier

% sold-through

50%

2026-08-05

Forecast sellout

~182d

P10–P90: 127–255d

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$500 Loaded! is a $10 scratch-off game from the Connecticut (game #1873). It launched in April 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 5553 top prizes of $500 remain unclaimed, with roughly 50% of tickets sold, as published by the Connecticut. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 4.41. Our models put its expected value at 0.69 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.69 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.69 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.49% of $500 prizes still unclaimed at 50% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 27.33% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~182 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 56th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

7 tiers · % remaining
$500
5.6K/11.3K
49%
$200
732/1.5K
$100
3.1K/6.3K
$50
4.4K/9.1K
$25
40.9K/83.2K
$15
75.3K/151.2K
$10
83.1K/166.2K

Total unclaimed prize value: $6.44M — 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/$
YOU · 56th
USA: 56th percentileCT: 54th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Feb 30%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~02-03

Daily drainage

~27.33% / day

Days left (P50)

182 days

P10 / P90 range

127–255 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.69

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · 0%

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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