CT · #1830 · $5

$50,000 Cashword 2nd Edition

Connecticut· Launched Oct 2025· 300 days on shelf· scanned 6d ago

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.69

USA percentile

59th

of 2,022 games

Top prizes left

13

$50,000 tier

% sold-through

43%

2026-07-30

Forecast sellout

~340d

P10–P90: 238–476d

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$50,000 Cashword 2nd Edition is a $5 scratch-off game from the Connecticut (game #1830). It launched in October 2025. As of the most recent daily scan, 13 top prizes of $50 remain unclaimed, with roughly 43% of tickets sold, as published by the Connecticut. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.59. 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. 1.65% of $50,000 prizes still unclaimed at 43% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 16.67% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~340 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 59th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

12 tiers · % remaining
$50K
13/20
65%
$5K
161/292
$500
1.7K/3.1K
$100
14.4K/26.0K
$75
12.3K/21.9K
$50
23.6K/42.4K
$35
29.5K/53.0K
$25
55.6K/99.8K
$20
66.9K/119.8K
$15
101.5K/179.7K
$10
414.7K/738.9K
$5
858.2K/1.5M

Total unclaimed prize value: $19.57M — 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 · 59th
USA: 59th percentileCT: 57th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Jun 1Jun 7Jun 13Jun 19Jun 25Jul 14Jul 20Jul 26Jul 110%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~07-11

Daily drainage

~16.67% / day

Days left (P50)

340 days

P10 / P90 range

238–476 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.69

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · -87%

Trailing 7-day claim rate 87% below the 30-day mean — activity slowing.

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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