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Weak valueActivePay Raise · $3 · Connecticut Lottery
Pay Raise: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $2.00 on average.
▼ -1.3 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $3 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
▼ -1.3 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $3 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
Pay Raise is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.7%, down 1.3 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 1 of the original 3 $25,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 57% of the 2.0M printed tickets have been sold.
66.7%
expected return
1 in 3.50
odds of any win
1 of 3
$25K top prizes left
57%
claimed · 1.2M of 2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 248,080 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $3
$5 – $200, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 18,927 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.00 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.97 · 65.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $25K
$0.03 · 1.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
248,074 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
57% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
2M
tickets printed
1.2M
tickets claimed · 57%
871k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
43%
33% of top prizes remain with 43% 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
#2 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM.
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