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Weak valueActiveDIAMOND BINGO · $3 · Connecticut Lottery
DIAMOND BINGO: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.95 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#7 of 8 · $3 CT gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:30 PM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#7 of 8 · $3 CT gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:30 PM
DIAMOND BINGO is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 2 of the original 4 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 32% of the 1.6M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 4.01
odds of any win
2 of 4
$30K top prizes left
32%
claimed · 506k of 1.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 266,139 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $3
$6 – $300, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 82,031 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.95 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $300
$1.88 · 62.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.07 · 2.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $300 wins
266,126 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
32% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
1.6M
tickets printed
506k
tickets claimed · 32%
1.1M
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
68%
50% of top prizes remain with 68% 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 $3 CT peers
#7 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:30 PM.
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