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Average valueActive$1,000,000 Gold · $20 · Connecticut Lottery
$1,000,000 Gold: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.79 on average.
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#3 of 6 · $20 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#3 of 6 · $20 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM
$1,000,000 Gold is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.9%, down 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 74.2%. 1 of the original 3 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 68% of the 2.0M printed tickets have been sold.
73.9%
expected return
1 in 3.19
odds of any win
1 of 3
$1M jackpots left
68%
claimed · 1.3M of 2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 197,725 winning tickets still unclaimed.
21 win more than $20
$30 or $40 or $50, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
69 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 158 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.79 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$12.61 · 63.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $25K
$0.60 · 3.0% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.58 · 7.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
66.0%
Just 1 ticket out of 633k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
197,512 winning tickets remain in this range: 85% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
68% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2024.
2M
tickets printed
1.3M
tickets claimed · 68%
633k
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
32%
33% of top prizes remain with only 32% 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 $20 CT peers
#3 of 6
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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