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Weak valueActiveTwisted Treasure · $3 · Connecticut Lottery
Twisted Treasure: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.92 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#5 of 6 · $3 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#5 of 6 · $3 CT gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 AM
Twisted Treasure is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 64.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 65.0%. 2 of the original 4 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 50% of the 1.0M printed tickets have been sold.
64.0%
expected return
1 in 3.98
odds of any win
2 of 4
$30K top prizes left
50%
claimed · 520k of 1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 131,932 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $3
$5 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 43,798 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.92 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $200
$1.79 · 59.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.13 · 4.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $200 wins
131,920 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
50% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
1M
tickets printed
520k
tickets claimed · 50%
526k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
50%
50% of top prizes remain with 50% 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 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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