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Average valueActive$250,000 CA$HWORD 2nd EDITION · $20 · Connecticut Lottery
$250,000 CA$HWORD 2nd EDITION: Average value. A $20 ticket pays back $14.46 on average.
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#5 of 7 · $20 CT games
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#5 of 7 · $20 CT games
$250,000 CA$HWORD 2nd EDITION is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.3%, up 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 72.2%. 4 of the original 4 $250,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 11% of the 3.1M printed tickets have been sold.
72.3%
expected return
1 in 2.85
odds of any win
4 of 4
$250K top prizes left
11%
claimed · 332k of 3.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 984,790 winning tickets still unclaimed.
20 win more than $20
$30 – $200, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
65 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 604 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $14.46 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$13.76 · 68.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $250K
$0.70 · 3.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
983,879 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
11% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
3.1M
tickets printed
332k
tickets claimed · 11%
2.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
89%
100% of top prizes remain with only 89% 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
#5 of 7
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
$2,000,000 Jackpot
79.2%
2
$100, $200 or $500
75.5%
3
200X 4th Edition
73.9%
4
Cash Royale
72.3%
5
$250,000 CA$HWORD 2nd EDITION
72.3%
6
Lucky 7 Tripler
72.3%
7
20X Cash 10th Edition
70.0%
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data.
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