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Average valueActiveFireball 7s · $5 · Connecticut Lottery
Fireball 7s: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.40 on average.
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#4 of 12 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:30 PM
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#4 of 12 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:30 PM
Fireball 7s is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.0%, up 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 67.8%. 4 of the original 4 $77,777 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 12% of the 2.6M printed tickets have been sold.
68.0%
expected return
1 in 4.06
odds of any win
4 of 4
$78K top prizes left
12%
claimed · 322k of 2.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 566,437 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 5,196 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.40 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $577
$3.22 · 64.3% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $78K
$0.18 · 3.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $577 wins
566,369 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
12% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
2.6M
tickets printed
322k
tickets claimed · 12%
2.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
88%
100% of top prizes remain with only 88% 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
#4 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:30 PM.
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