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Weak valueActiveEXTREME GREEN · $5 · Connecticut Lottery
EXTREME GREEN: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.38 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#6 of 10 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#6 of 10 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
EXTREME GREEN is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.6%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 68.4%. 2 of the original 4 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 23% of the 2.0M printed tickets have been sold.
67.6%
expected return
1 in 4.16
odds of any win
2 of 4
$50K top prizes left
23%
claimed · 474k of 2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 376,047 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,265 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.38 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.26 · 65.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.12 · 2.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
375,962 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
23% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
2M
tickets printed
474k
tickets claimed · 23%
1.6M
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
77%
50% of top prizes remain with 77% 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
#6 of 10
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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