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Poor valueActiveFull of $250s · $5 · Connecticut Lottery
Full of $250s: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.68 on average.
▼ -14.6 pts vs launch#9 of 10 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
▼ -14.6 pts vs launch#9 of 10 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
Full of $250s is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 53.6%, down 14.6 percentage points from the launch value of 68.2%. 414 of the original 10,197 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 94% of the 1.8M printed tickets have been sold.
53.6%
expected return
1 in 4.80
odds of any win
414 of 10,197
$250 top prizes left
94%
claimed · 1.7M of 1.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 23,849 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $2.68 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $250
$2.68 · 53.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $250 wins
23,849 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
94% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
1.8M
tickets printed
1.7M
tickets claimed · 94%
116k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
4%
Tickets left
6%
4% of top prizes remain with 6% 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
#9 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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