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Exceptional valueActiveDIAMONDS & GOLD · $30 · Connecticut Lottery
DIAMONDS & GOLD: Exceptional value. A $30 ticket pays back $29.71 on average.
▲ +23.5 pts vs launch#1 of 7 · $30 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM
▲ +23.5 pts vs launch#1 of 7 · $30 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM
DIAMONDS & GOLD is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 99.0%, up 23.5 percentage points from the launch value of 75.5%. 1 of the original 3 $1,000,000 ANNUITY top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 95% of the 2.8M printed tickets have been sold.
99.0%
expected return
1 in 2.98
odds of any win
1 of 3
$1M jackpots left
95%
claimed · 2.7M of 2.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 45,869 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $30
$50 or $100, an actual profit
18 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 111 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $29.71 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$19.02 · 63.4% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $300K
$3.37 · 11.2% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$7.31 · 24.4% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
74.7%
Just 1 ticket out of 135k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
45,779 winning tickets remain in this range: 64% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
95% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2022.
2.8M
tickets printed
2.7M
tickets claimed · 95%
135k
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
5%
33% of top prizes remain with only 5% 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 $30 CT peers
#1 of 7
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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