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Weak valueActiveDIAMOND BINGO · $3 · Connecticut Lottery
DIAMOND BINGO: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.94 on average.
▼ -1.3 pts vs launch#4 of 6 · $3 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
▼ -1.3 pts vs launch#4 of 6 · $3 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
DIAMOND BINGO is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 64.7%, down 1.3 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 2 of the original 4 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 17% of the 1.6M printed tickets have been sold.
64.7%
expected return
1 in 4.01
odds of any win
2 of 4
$30K top prizes left
17%
claimed · 264k of 1.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 326,294 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 81,726 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.94 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
$0.06 · 1.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $300 wins
326,278 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
17% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
1.6M
tickets printed
264k
tickets claimed · 17%
1.3M
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
83%
50% of top prizes remain with 83% 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
#4 of 6
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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