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Poor valueActive$30,000 Cashword · $3 · Connecticut Lottery
$30,000 Cashword: Poor value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.40 on average.
▼ -22.7 pts vs launch#8 of 8 · $3 CT gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:31 PM
▼ -22.7 pts vs launch#8 of 8 · $3 CT gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:31 PM
$30,000 Cashword is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 46.7%, down 22.7 percentage points from the launch value of 69.3%. 1 of the original 21 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 96% of the 11.5M printed tickets have been sold.
46.7%
expected return
1 in 3.74
odds of any win
1 of 21
$30K top prizes left
96%
claimed · 11M of 11.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 122,031 winning tickets still unclaimed.
9 win more than $3
$5 – $100, an actual profit
17 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 36,236 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.40 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $100
$1.31 · 43.7% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.09 · 3.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $100 wins
122,018 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
96% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2024.
11.5M
tickets printed
11M
tickets claimed · 96%
471k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
5%
Tickets left
4%
5% of top prizes remain with only 4% 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 $3 CT peers
#8 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:31 PM.
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