Hit $50 2nd Edition
Connecticut· Launched Jun 2026· 148 days on shelf· scanned today
EV / Dollar
0.62
USA percentile
26th
of 2,201 games
Top prizes left
4911
$50 tier
% sold-through
39%
2026-11-04
Forecast sellout
~353d
P10–P90: 247–494d
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Hit $50 2nd Edition is a $1 scratch-off game from the Connecticut lottery (game #1880). It launched in June 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 4911 top prizes of $50 remain unclaimed, with roughly 39% of tickets sold, as published by the Connecticut lottery. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 5.51. Our models put its expected value at 0.62 per dollar, returning about $0.62 per dollar on average at current prize levels, number 5 of 8 $1 games on sale in Connecticut.
THE THESIS
At 0.62 EV/$, this game ranks 5 of 8 same-price games on sale in Connecticut (median 0.62).
- 1.59% of $50 prizes still unclaimed at 39% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
- 2.Current daily drainage rate is 17.33% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~353 days at this pace.
- 3.Ranks in the 26th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
Prize ladder
7 tiers · % remainingTotal unclaimed prize value: $592,425 — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.
EV percentile · USA + state
vs 2,201 active gamesWhere 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.
Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining
historical + P50 projectionDaily drainage
~17.33% / day
Days left (P50)
353 days
P10 / P90 range
247–494 d
EV at P50 sellout
0.62
Claim heat · 30-day strip
claims per day, all tiersClaim velocity is consistent with the 30-day mean.
Price vs EV — CT field
85 games · break-even highlightedNo 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.
ABOUT THIS GAME
Hit $50 2nd Edition: prizes, value and pace
As of November 4, 2026, 4911 of the 8,290 $50 top prizes are still unclaimed; across the 7 prize levels the lottery reports, 174,712 of 285,400 prizes (61%) remain.
At current prize levels a $1 ticket returns about $0.62 on average (0.62 per dollar), which ranks 5 of 8 $1 games on sale in Connecticut, below the $1 median of 0.62. Among every Connecticut game with a computable value it is 60 of 76; nationally it sits in the 26th percentile. Like nearly every scratch-off, it pays back less than it costs on average.
Over the last 19 days, 9,336 prizes were claimed across the reported levels, including 276 top prizes; at the current pace the remaining tickets would sell out in about 353 days (likely range 247–494).
Figures come from the prize data the Connecticut lottery publishes (official game page), which Tirage checks daily; this page reflects the November 4, 2026 update. See how we calculate value.
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