Fireball 7s — $5 Connecticut scratch-off ticket
CT · #1885 · $5

Fireball 7s

Connecticut· Launched Jul 2026· 60 days on shelf· scanned 11d ago

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.68

USA percentile

52th

of 2,082 games

Top prizes left

3

$77,777 tier

% sold-through

22%

2026-08-20

Forecast sellout

~206d

P10–P90: 144–288d

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Fireball 7s is a $5 scratch-off game from the Connecticut (game #1885). It launched in July 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 3 top prizes of $77.777 remain unclaimed, with roughly 22% of tickets sold, as published by the Connecticut. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 4.06. Our models put its expected value at 0.68 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.68 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.68 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.75% of $77,777 prizes still unclaimed at 22% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 37.83% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~206 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 52nd percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

9 tiers · % remaining
$77.8K
3/4
75%
$1.8K
58/75
$577
327/431
$100
2.8K/3.6K
$57
18.3K/23.6K
$27
40.5K/52.4K
$17
81.3K/104.7K
$10
154.8K/199.0K
$5
205.0K/261.8K

Total unclaimed prize value: $6.90M — 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/$
YOU · 52th
USA: 52th percentileCT: 45th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Jul 15Jul 19Jul 24Jul 29Aug 2Aug 6Aug 12Aug 17Mar 250%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~03-25

Daily drainage

~37.83% / day

Days left (P50)

206 days

P10 / P90 range

144–288 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.68

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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