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Decent valueActive$1,000,000 Extreme Cash · $30 · Connecticut Lottery
$1,000,000 Extreme Cash: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $22.86 on average.
▲ +0.9 pts vs launch#5 of 7 · $30 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM
▲ +0.9 pts vs launch#5 of 7 · $30 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM
$1,000,000 Extreme Cash is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.2%, up 0.9 percentage points from the launch value of 75.3%. 1 of the original 3 $1,000,000 ANNUITY top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 69% of the 3.1M printed tickets have been sold.
76.2%
expected return
1 in 2.93
odds of any win
1 of 3
$1M jackpots left
69%
claimed · 2.2M of 3.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 323,163 winning tickets still unclaimed.
23 win more than $30
$40 or $50 or $100, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
66 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 164 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $22.86 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$19.23 · 64.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $300K
$2.58 · 8.6% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.06 · 3.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
72.7%
Just 1 ticket out of 948k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
322,383 winning tickets remain in this range: 84% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
69% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2022.
3.1M
tickets printed
2.2M
tickets claimed · 69%
948k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
31%
33% of top prizes remain with only 31% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Connecticut Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $30 CT peers
#5 of 7
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM.
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