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Strong valueActiveLOTERIA™ · $3 · Connecticut Lottery
LOTERIA™: Strong value. A $3 ticket pays back $2.57 on average.
▲ +19.7 pts vs launch#1 of 8 · $3 CT gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:30 PM
▲ +19.7 pts vs launch#1 of 8 · $3 CT gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:30 PM
LOTERIA™ is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 85.7%, up 19.7 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 2 of the original 3 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 93% of the 1.0M printed tickets have been sold.
85.7%
expected return
1 in 3.79
odds of any win
2 of 3
$30K top prizes left
93%
claimed · 945k of 1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 17,943 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $3
$5 – $150, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 9,847 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.57 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.69 · 56.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.88 · 29.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
17,940 winning tickets remain in this range: 66% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
93% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
1M
tickets printed
945k
tickets claimed · 93%
69k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
7%
67% of top prizes remain with only 7% 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 $3 CT peers
#1 of 8
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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