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Poor valueActiveMega Money 28th Edition · $2 · Connecticut Lottery
Mega Money 28th Edition: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.14 on average.
▼ -7.5 pts vs launch#6 of 8 · $2 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM
▼ -7.5 pts vs launch#6 of 8 · $2 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM
Mega Money 28th Edition is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 57.0%, down 7.5 percentage points from the launch value of 64.5%. 1 of the original 4 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 94% of the 6.1M printed tickets have been sold.
57.0%
expected return
1 in 4.15
odds of any win
1 of 4
$20K top prizes left
94%
claimed · 5.8M of 6.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 83,175 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $2
$4 – $400, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 344,934 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.14 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $400
$1.08 · 54.1% of price
Mid prizes $20K
$0.06 · 2.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $400 wins
83,174 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
94% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2023.
6.1M
tickets printed
5.8M
tickets claimed · 94%
345k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
6%
25% of top prizes remain with only 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 $2 CT peers
#6 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM.
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