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Weak valueActiveHot 7s · $1 · Connecticut Lottery
Hot 7s: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.64 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 4 · $1 CT games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#1 of 4 · $1 CT games
Hot 7s is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 64.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 64.0%. 4 of the original 6 $1,777 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 21% of the 2.3M printed tickets have been sold.
64.0%
expected return
1 in 4.42
odds of any win
4 of 6
$2K top prizes left
21%
claimed · 478k of 2.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 403,226 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $1
$2 – $177, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 445,104 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.64 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $177
$0.64 · 63.6% of price
Mid prizes $2K
$0.00 · 0.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $177 wins
403,222 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
21% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2026.
2.3M
tickets printed
478k
tickets claimed · 21%
1.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
79%
67% of top prizes remain with 79% 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 $1 CT peers
#1 of 4
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data.
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