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Weak valueActive$20,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE 2ND ED. · $2 · Connecticut Lottery
$20,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE 2ND ED.: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.24 on average.
▼ -1.5 pts vs launch#4 of 8 · $2 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM
▼ -1.5 pts vs launch#4 of 8 · $2 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM
$20,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE 2ND ED. is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.0%, down 1.5 percentage points from the launch value of 63.5%. 1 of the original 3 $20,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 70% of the 9.9M printed tickets have been sold.
62.0%
expected return
1 in 3.82
odds of any win
1 of 3
$400K top prizes left
70%
claimed · 6.9M of 9.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 789,006 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $2
$4 – $200, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 754,952 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.24 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $200
$1.10 · 54.9% of price
Mid prizes $10K – $400K
$0.14 · 7.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $200 wins
789,002 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
70% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2022.
9.9M
tickets printed
6.9M
tickets claimed · 70%
3M
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
30%
33% of top prizes remain with only 30% 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 $2 CT peers
#4 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
20X the cash
64.5%
2
Green & Gold
64.0%
3
$100 Loaded!
63.5%
4
$20,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE 2ND ED.
62.0%
5
Pharaoh's Gold
57.5%
6
Mega Money 28th Edition
57.0%
7
Bonus Bingo Multiplier
56.0%
8
Hit $100
47.0%
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM.
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