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Decent valueActiveMillionaire Maker · $30 · Connecticut Lottery
Millionaire Maker: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $22.56 on average.
▲ +0.5 pts vs launch#6 of 7 · $30 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM
▲ +0.5 pts vs launch#6 of 7 · $30 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM
Millionaire Maker is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 75.2%, up 0.5 percentage points from the launch value of 74.7%. 2 of the original 3 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 38% of the 2.8M printed tickets have been sold.
75.2%
expected return
1 in 2.72
odds of any win
2 of 3
$1M jackpots left
38%
claimed · 1.1M of 2.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 647,018 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $30
$50 or $100, an actual profit
18 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
63 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 172 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $22.56 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$20.37 · 67.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $200K
$1.05 · 3.5% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.14 · 3.8% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.4%
Just 2 tickets out of 1.8M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
646,198 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
38% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2024.
2.8M
tickets printed
1.1M
tickets claimed · 38%
1.8M
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
62%
67% of top prizes remain with only 62% 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 $30 CT peers
#6 of 7
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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