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Decent valueActiveFabulous Fortune · $30 · Connecticut Lottery
Fabulous Fortune: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $22.57 on average.
▼ -1.8 pts vs launch#7 of 7 · $30 CT gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:30 PM
▼ -1.8 pts vs launch#7 of 7 · $30 CT gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:30 PM
Fabulous Fortune is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 75.2%, down 1.8 percentage points from the launch value of 77.0%. 2 of the original 3 $2,000,000 ANNUITY top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 19% of the 2.1M printed tickets have been sold.
75.2%
expected return
1 in 3.54
odds of any win
2 of 3
$2M jackpots left
19%
claimed · 400k of 2.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 476,402 winning tickets still unclaimed.
28 win more than $30
$40 – $300, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 398 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $22.57 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $40 – $500
$19.49 · 65.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$0.71 · 2.4% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$2.37 · 7.9% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
67.3%
Just 2 tickets out of 1.7M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$40 – $500 wins
475,869 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
19% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
2.1M
tickets printed
400k
tickets claimed · 19%
1.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
81%
67% of top prizes remain with 81% 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
#7 of 7
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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