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Average valueActive$500 Loaded! · $10 · Connecticut Lottery
$500 Loaded!: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $6.88 on average.
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#5 of 9 · $10 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#5 of 9 · $10 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
$500 Loaded! is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.8%, down 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 69.0%. 7,307 of the original 11,326 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 35% of the 1.9M printed tickets have been sold.
68.8%
expected return
1 in 4.41
odds of any win
7,307 of 11,326
$500 top prizes left
35%
claimed · 664k of 1.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 278,227 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $10
$15 – $200, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 168 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $6.88 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.88 · 68.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
278,227 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
35% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
1.9M
tickets printed
664k
tickets claimed · 35%
1.2M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
65%
Tickets left
65%
65% of top prizes remain with 65% 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 $10 CT peers
#5 of 9
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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