CT · #1865 · $5

50X the cash

Connecticut· Launched Jan 2026· 187 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.69

USA percentile

59th

of 2,022 games

Top prizes left

1

$100,000 tier

% sold-through

60%

2026-08-05

Forecast sellout

~181d

P10–P90: 127–253d

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50X the cash is a $5 scratch-off game from the Connecticut (game #1865). It launched in January 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 1 top prize of $100 remains unclaimed, with roughly 60% of tickets sold, as published by the Connecticut. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.72. 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. 1.25% of $100,000 prizes still unclaimed at 60% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 22.17% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~181 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

14 tiers · % remaining
$100K
1/4
25%
$10K
4/10
$5K
10/20
$1K
23/51
$500
944/2.4K
$200
371/962
$150
583/1.5K
$100
3.7K/9.5K
$50
8.2K/20.6K
$25
16.1K/40.9K
$20
16.2K/40.9K
$15
48.7K/122.6K
$10
173.4K/433.2K
$5
172.9K/425.0K

Total unclaimed prize value: $5.68M — 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: 59th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
May 29Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19Jun 26Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30Feb 20%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~02-02

Daily drainage

~22.17% / day

Days left (P50)

181 days

P10 / P90 range

127–253 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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