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Weak valueActiveAmerica 250 Connecticut · $5 · Connecticut Lottery
America 250 Connecticut: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.37 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#7 of 12 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:30 PM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#7 of 12 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:30 PM
America 250 Connecticut is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.4%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 68.2%. 2 of the original 4 $25,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 40% of the 1.0M printed tickets have been sold.
67.4%
expected return
1 in 4.06
odds of any win
2 of 4
$25K top prizes left
40%
claimed · 410k of 1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 151,273 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 102,437 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.37 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $250
$3.28 · 65.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $25K
$0.09 · 1.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $250 wins
151,267 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
40% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
1M
tickets printed
410k
tickets claimed · 40%
615k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
60%
50% of top prizes remain with 60% 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 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:30 PM.
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