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Poor valueActiveHit $50 · $1 · Connecticut Lottery
Hit $50: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.42 on average.
▼ -21.0 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $1 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:31 AM
▼ -21.0 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $1 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:31 AM
Hit $50 is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 42.0%, down 21.0 percentage points from the launch value of 63.0%. 288 of the original 8,282 $50 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 92% of the 1.6M printed tickets have been sold.
42.0%
expected return
1 in 5.51
odds of any win
288 of 8,282
$50 top prizes left
92%
claimed · 1.4M of 1.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 23,163 winning tickets still unclaimed.
7 win more than $1
$2 – $50, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
82 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $0.42 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $50
$0.42 · 42.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $50 wins
23,163 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
92% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2025.
1.6M
tickets printed
1.4M
tickets claimed · 92%
127k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
3%
Tickets left
8%
3% of top prizes remain with 8% 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 $1 CT peers
#4 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:31 AM.
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