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Average valueActive50X the cash · $5 · Connecticut Lottery
50X the cash: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.46 on average.
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#1 of 8 · $5 CT games
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#1 of 8 · $5 CT games
50X the cash is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.2%, down 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 70.4%. 1 of the original 4 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 63% of the 4.1M printed tickets have been sold.
69.2%
expected return
1 in 3.72
odds of any win
1 of 4
$100K top prizes left
63%
claimed · 2.6M of 4.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 408,272 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,671 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.46 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.32 · 66.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.14 · 2.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
408,236 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
63% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
4.1M
tickets printed
2.6M
tickets claimed · 63%
1.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
37%
25% of top prizes remain with 37% 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 $5 CT peers
#1 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data.
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