CT · #1884 · $1

Hot 7s

Connecticut· Launched Jul 2026· 19 days on shelf· scanned today

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.64

USA percentile

37th

of 1,955 games

Top prizes left

6

$1,777 tier

% sold-through

8%

2026-07-21

Forecast sellout

~183d

P10–P90: 128–256d

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Hot 7s is a $1 scratch-off game from the Connecticut (game #1884). It launched in July 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 6 top prizes of $1.777 remain unclaimed, with roughly 8% of tickets sold, as published by the Connecticut. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 4.42. Our models put its expected value at 0.64 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.64 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.64 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.100% of $1,777 prizes still unclaimed at 8% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 50.33% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~183 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 37th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

9 tiers · % remaining
$1.8K
6/6
100%
$177
314/343
$27
2.6K/2.8K
$17
10.3K/11.3K
$7
31.2K/33.9K
$5
31.1K/33.9K
$3
51.9K/56.5K
$2
145.5K/158.0K
$1
198.1K/214.6K

Total unclaimed prize value: $1.33M — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.

EV percentile · USA + state

vs 1,955 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 · 37th
USA: 37th percentileCT: 22th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Jul 13Jul 14Jul 15Jul 16Jul 17Jul 18Jul 19Jul 20Jan 200%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~01-20

Daily drainage

~50.33% / day

Days left (P50)

183 days

P10 / P90 range

128–256 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.64

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · +598%

Trailing 7-day claim rate 598% above the 30-day mean — velocity accelerating.

Price vs EV — CT field

45 games · break-even highlighted
$0$15$30$520.000.250.500.95YOU

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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