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Average valueActiveRed Hot 10s · $10 · Connecticut Lottery
Red Hot 10s: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $6.92 on average.
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#5 of 10 · $10 CT gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:30 PM
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#5 of 10 · $10 CT gamesUpdated Jul 28, 2026, 12:30 PM
Red Hot 10s is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.2%, up 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 69.0%. 4 of the original 4 $100,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 11% of the 2.1M printed tickets have been sold.
69.2%
expected return
1 in 3.21
odds of any win
4 of 4
$100K top prizes left
11%
claimed · 234k of 2.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 566,855 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $10
$15 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
69 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 890 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $6.92 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.65 · 66.5% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $100K
$0.27 · 2.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
566,832 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
11% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
2.1M
tickets printed
234k
tickets claimed · 11%
1.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
89%
100% of top prizes remain with only 89% 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
#5 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 28, 2026, 12:30 PM.
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