CT · #1800 · $30

$500,000 CASHWORD 2nd EDITION

Connecticut· Launched May 2025· 433 days on shelf· scanned 6d ago

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.78

USA percentile

89th

of 2,022 games

Top prizes left

1

$500,000 tier

% sold-through

81%

2026-07-30

Forecast sellout

~103d

P10–P90: 72–144d

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$500,000 CASHWORD 2nd EDITION is a $30 scratch-off game from the Connecticut (game #1800). It launched in May 2025. As of the most recent daily scan, 1 top prize of $500 remains unclaimed, with roughly 81% of tickets sold, as published by the Connecticut. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 2.78. Our models put its expected value at 0.78 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.78 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.78 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.33% of $500,000 prizes still unclaimed at 81% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 18.00% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~103 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 89th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

12 tiers · % remaining
$500K
1/3
33%
$100K
1/4
$50K
1/5
$10K
1/10
$5K
10/52
$1K
181/859
$500
937/5.2K
$200
1.6K/8.8K
$100
14.2K/77.8K
$60
14.4K/77.8K
$50
28.8K/155.6K
$30
43.6K/233.5K

Total unclaimed prize value: $6.71M — 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 · 89th
USA: 89th percentileCT: 89th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Jun 1Jun 6Jun 12Jun 18Jun 24Jul 13Jul 19Jul 25Nov 160%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~11-16

Daily drainage

~18.00% / day

Days left (P50)

103 days

P10 / P90 range

72–144 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.78

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · -86%

Trailing 7-day claim rate 86% 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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