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Poor valueActiveHit $500 · $10 · Connecticut Lottery
Hit $500: Poor value. A $10 ticket pays back $4.69 on average.
▼ -22.1 pts vs launch#9 of 9 · $10 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:31 AM
▼ -22.1 pts vs launch#9 of 9 · $10 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:31 AM
Hit $500 is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 46.9%, down 22.1 percentage points from the launch value of 69.0%. 65 of the original 6,140 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 98% of the 1.0M printed tickets have been sold.
46.9%
expected return
1 in 4.41
odds of any win
65 of 6,140
$500 top prizes left
98%
claimed · 1M of 1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 5,643 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $10
$15 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 372 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $4.69 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$4.69 · 46.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
5,643 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
98% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2025.
1M
tickets printed
1M
tickets claimed · 98%
24k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
1%
Tickets left
2%
1% of top prizes remain with 2% 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 $10 CT peers
#9 of 9
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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