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Decent valueActiveWIN BIG · $30 · Connecticut Lottery
WIN BIG: Decent value. A $30 ticket pays back $23.66 on average.
▲ +1.6 pts vs launch#2 of 7 · $30 CT gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:31 PM
▲ +1.6 pts vs launch#2 of 7 · $30 CT gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:31 PM
WIN BIG is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 78.9%, up 1.6 percentage points from the launch value of 77.2%. 2 of the original 3 $3,000,000 ANNUITY top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 43% of the 2.7M printed tickets have been sold.
78.9%
expected return
1 in 3.00
odds of any win
2 of 3
$3M jackpots left
43%
claimed · 1.1M of 2.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 508,120 winning tickets still unclaimed.
24 win more than $30
$40 – $100, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
67 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 159 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $23.66 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$19.02 · 63.4% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $100K
$0.71 · 2.4% of price
Jackpots $3M+
$3.94 · 13.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
65.7%
Just 2 tickets out of 1.5M carry the $3M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
507,882 winning tickets remain in this range: 80% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
43% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2025.
2.7M
tickets printed
1.1M
tickets claimed · 43%
1.5M
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
57%
67% of top prizes remain with only 57% 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
#2 of 7
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:31 PM.
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