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Average valueActiveBlackjack Tripler · $5 · Connecticut Lottery
Blackjack Tripler: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.60 on average.
▲ +4.0 pts vs launch#1 of 10 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM
▲ +4.0 pts vs launch#1 of 10 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM
Blackjack Tripler is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.0%, up 4.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 1 of the original 3 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 97% of the 1.5M printed tickets have been sold.
72.0%
expected return
1 in 3.56
odds of any win
1 of 3
$50K top prizes left
97%
claimed · 1.5M of 1.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 14,092 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $5
$10 – $400, an actual profit
19 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 24,326 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.60 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $400
$2.50 · 50.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$1.10 · 21.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $400 wins
14,090 winning tickets remain in this range: 70% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
97% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2024.
1.5M
tickets printed
1.5M
tickets claimed · 97%
49k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
3%
33% of top prizes remain with only 3% 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 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM.
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