CT · #1794 · $2

Pharaoh's Gold

Connecticut· Launched Jan 2025· 555 days on shelf· scanned 6d ago

Lottery site

EV / Dollar

0.57

USA percentile

12th

of 2,022 games

Top prizes left

1

$10,000 tier

% sold-through

92%

2026-07-30

Forecast sellout

~2391d

P10–P90: 1674–3347d

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Pharaoh's Gold is a $2 scratch-off game from the Connecticut (game #1794). It launched in January 2025. As of the most recent daily scan, 1 top prize of $10 remains unclaimed, with roughly 92% of tickets sold, as published by the Connecticut. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 3.76. Our models put its expected value at 0.57 per dollar, among the stronger plays in its price tier, returning about $0.57 per dollar on average at current prize levels.

THE THESIS

At 0.57 EV/$, this game offers above-average expected return relative to its price tier, with meaningful prize coverage remaining.

  1. 1.33% of $10,000 prizes still unclaimed at 92% sell-through — the top tier has not burned out.
  2. 2.Current daily drainage rate is 0.33% of remaining tickets — projected sellout in ~2391 days at this pace.
  3. 3.Ranks in the 12th percentile of all active US scratch-off games by expected value per dollar.
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Prize ladder

11 tiers · % remaining
$10K
1/3
33%
$1K
1/7
$300
6/167
$100
30/607
$40
76/1.7K
$20
82/1.6K
$15
555/12.1K
$10
1.3K/27.2K
$5
3.7K/48.4K
$4
5.1K/72.5K
$2
14.8K/157.1K

Total unclaimed prize value: $110,342 — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.

EV percentile · USA + state

vs 2,022 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 · 12th
USA: 12th percentileCT: 7th percentile

Burn-down forecast · % tickets remaining

historical + P50 projection
Jun 1Jun 6Jun 12Jun 18Jun 24Jul 13Jul 19Jul 25Feb 200%25%50%75%100%TODAYsellout ~02-20

Daily drainage

~0.33% / day

Days left (P50)

2391 days

P10 / P90 range

1674–3347 d

EV at P50 sellout

0.57

Claim heat · 30-day strip

claims per day, all tiers
30d ago15dlast 7d · -79%

Trailing 7-day claim rate 79% below the 30-day mean — activity slowing.

Price vs EV — CT field

50 games · break-even highlighted
$0$15$30$520.000.250.500.97YOU

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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