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Decent valueActive$100, $200 or $500 · $20 · Connecticut Lottery
$100, $200 or $500: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.14 on average.
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $20 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $20 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
$100, $200 or $500 is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 75.7%, down 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 75.9%. 2,588 of the original 7,505 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 65% of the 1.6M printed tickets have been sold.
75.7%
expected return
1 in 9.19
odds of any win
2,588 of 7,505
$500 top prizes left
65%
claimed · 1M of 1.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 59,576 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $20
$100 or $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
90 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 212 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.14 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $500
$15.14 · 75.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$100 – $500 wins
59,576 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
65% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
1.6M
tickets printed
1M
tickets claimed · 65%
548k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
34%
Tickets left
35%
34% of top prizes remain with 35% 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
#2 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM.
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