50X the cash — $5 Connecticut scratch-off ticket
CT · #1865 · $5

50X the cash

Connecticut· Launched Jan 2026· 213 days on shelf· scanned 11d ago

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.69

USA percentile

60th

of 2,082 games

Top prizes left

1

$100,000 tier

% sold-through

63%

2026-08-20

Forecast sellout

~194d

P10–P90: 136–272d

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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 63% 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 63% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 19.17% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~194 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 60th 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
9/20
$1K
22/51
$500
875/2.4K
$200
341/962
$150
554/1.5K
$100
3.4K/9.5K
$50
7.5K/20.6K
$25
14.9K/40.9K
$20
15.0K/40.9K
$15
45.0K/122.6K
$10
160.4K/433.2K
$5
160.2K/425.0K

Total unclaimed prize value: $5.27M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.

EV percentile · USA + state

vs 2,082 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 · 60th
USA: 60th percentileCT: 57th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Jun 2Jun 9Jun 17Jun 25Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5Aug 14Mar 130%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~03-13

Daily drainage

~19.17% / day

Days left (P50)

194 days

P10 / P90 range

136–272 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.69

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · -100%

Trailing 7-day claim rate 100% below the 30-day mean — activity slowing.

Price vs EV — CT field

57 games · break-even highlighted
$0$15$30$520.000.250.500.99YOU

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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