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Weak valueActiveLady Luck · $5 · Connecticut Lottery
Lady Luck: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.39 on average.
▼ -0.6 pts vs launch#5 of 10 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:30 PM
▼ -0.6 pts vs launch#5 of 10 · $5 CT gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:30 PM
Lady Luck is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Connecticut state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.8%, down 0.6 percentage points from the launch value of 68.4%. 2 of the original 4 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 49% of the 2.1M printed tickets have been sold.
67.8%
expected return
1 in 3.98
odds of any win
2 of 4
$50K top prizes left
49%
claimed · 1M of 2.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 266,821 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 11,163 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.39 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.22 · 64.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.17 · 3.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
266,778 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
49% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
2.1M
tickets printed
1M
tickets claimed · 49%
1.1M
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
51%
50% of top prizes remain with 51% 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
#5 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Connecticut Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:30 PM.
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