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Weak valueActiveAmerica 250 Connecticut · $5 · Connecticut Lottery
America 250 Connecticut: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.29 on average.
▼ -2.4 pts vs launch#7 of 8 · $5 CT games
▼ -2.4 pts vs launch#7 of 8 · $5 CT games
America 250 Connecticut is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.8%, down 2.4 percentage points from the launch value of 68.2%. 1 of the original 4 $25,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 58% of the 1.0M printed tickets have been sold.
65.8%
expected return
1 in 4.06
odds of any win
1 of 4
$25K top prizes left
58%
claimed · 590k of 1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 106,962 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 86,944 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.29 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $250
$3.22 · 64.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $25K
$0.07 · 1.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $250 wins
106,957 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
58% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
1M
tickets printed
590k
tickets claimed · 58%
435k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
42%
25% of top prizes remain with 42% 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 $5 CT peers
#7 of 8
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data.
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