Hot 7s
Connecticut· Launched Jul 2026· 115 days on shelf· scanned today
EV / Dollar
0.63
USA percentile
34th
of 2,154 games
Top prizes left
3
$1,777 tier
% sold-through
41%
2026-10-25
Forecast sellout
~260d
P10–P90: 182–364d
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Hot 7s is a $1 scratch-off game from the Connecticut lottery (game #1884). It launched in July 2026. As of the most recent daily scan, 3 top prizes of $1,777 remain unclaimed, with roughly 41% of tickets sold, as published by the Connecticut lottery. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 4.42. Our models put its expected value at 0.63 per dollar, returning about $0.63 per dollar on average at current prize levels, number 2 of 7 $1 games on sale in Connecticut.
THE THESIS
At 0.63 EV/$, this game ranks 2 of 7 same-price games on sale in Connecticut (median 0.62).
- 1.50% of $1,777 prizes still unclaimed at 41% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
- 2.Current daily drainage rate is 22.83% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~260 days at this pace.
- 3.Ranks in the 34th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
Prize ladder
9 tiers · % remainingTotal unclaimed prize value: $847,635 — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.
EV percentile · USA + state
vs 2,154 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
~22.83% / day
Days left (P50)
260 days
P10 / P90 range
182–364 d
EV at P50 sellout
0.63
Claim heat · 30-day strip
claims per day, all tiersTrailing 7-day claim rate 91% below the 30-day mean — activity slowing.
Price vs EV — CT field
77 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
Hot 7s: prizes, value and pace
As of October 25, 2026, 3 of the 6 $1,777 top prizes are still unclaimed; across the 9 prize levels the lottery reports, 303,433 of 511,277 prizes (59%) remain.
At current prize levels a $1 ticket returns about $0.63 on average (0.63 per dollar), which ranks 2 of 7 $1 games on sale in Connecticut, above the $1 median of 0.62. Among every Connecticut game with a computable value it is 49 of 69; nationally it sits in the 34th percentile. Like nearly every scratch-off, it pays back less than it costs on average.
Over the last 9 days, 10,441 prizes were claimed across the reported levels, none of them a top prize; at the current pace the remaining tickets would sell out in about 260 days (likely range 182–364).
Figures come from the prize data the Connecticut lottery publishes (official game page), which Tirage checks daily; this page reflects the October 25, 2026 update. See how we calculate value.
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