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Weak valueActive5X The Money 19th Edition · $5 · Connecticut Lottery
5X The Money 19th Edition: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.31 on average.
▼ -1.8 pts vs launch#7 of 10 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
▼ -1.8 pts vs launch#7 of 10 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
5X The Money 19th Edition is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.2%, down 1.8 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 3 of the original 7 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 76% of the 5.4M printed tickets have been sold.
66.2%
expected return
1 in 3.63
odds of any win
3 of 7
$50K top prizes left
76%
claimed · 4.1M of 5.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 363,230 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 6,739 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.31 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.18 · 63.5% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $50K
$0.13 · 2.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
363,209 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
76% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
5.4M
tickets printed
4.1M
tickets claimed · 76%
1.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
43%
Tickets left
24%
43% of top prizes remain with only 24% 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
#7 of 10
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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