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Mega Money 28th Edition Connecticut scratch-off #1717
$0.57 / $1$2 ticketTop prize $20,000
Return per $1 now
$0.57
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$1.14
vs $2 cost
Return at launch
$1.29
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
1 in 4.15
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 7.09
win more than the $2 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
343,847
of ~6,102,100 printed
Prizes remaining
5.6%
$391,352 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
9/9
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
1
$20,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,000 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% | — |
| $400 | 1,998 | 1,944 | 54 | 2.7% | — |
| $50 | 6,100 | 5,934 | 166 | 2.7% | — |
| $40 | 13,013 | 12,529 | 484 | 3.7% | — |
| $20 | 45,739 | 43,681 | 2,058 | 4.5% | — |
| $10 | 91,557 | 87,532 | 4,025 | 4.4% | — |
| $5 | 305,113 | 289,925 | 15,188 | 5.0% | — |
| $4 | 396,683 | 375,194 | 21,489 | 5.4% | — |
| $2 | 610,237 | 570,844 | 39,393 | 6.5% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($391,352) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (343,847), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $1.14 per $2 ticket — $0.57 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $0.86 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the CT Lottery published print run (~6,102,100 tickets).
Data source
- Source: CT Lottery (official)
- Last collected by us: Aug 20, 2026
Prize data may be delayed or incomplete; prizes may be claimed between state updates. This page is informational, not gambling advice.
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