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Weak valueActiveTwisted Treasure · $3 · Connecticut Lottery
Twisted Treasure: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.96 on average.
▲ +0.3 pts vs launch#5 of 8 · $3 CT gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:30 PM
▲ +0.3 pts vs launch#5 of 8 · $3 CT gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:30 PM
Twisted Treasure is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.3%, up 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 65.0%. 2 of the original 4 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 65% of the 1.0M printed tickets have been sold.
65.3%
expected return
1 in 3.98
odds of any win
2 of 4
$30K top prizes left
65%
claimed · 678k of 1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 92,315 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $3
$5 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 33,446 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.96 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $200
$1.77 · 59.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.19 · 6.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $200 wins
92,304 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
65% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
1M
tickets printed
678k
tickets claimed · 65%
368k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
35%
50% of top prizes remain with only 35% 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
#5 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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