Scratch Games Connecticut scratch-off #1861
$0.87 / $1$3 ticketTop prize $30,000
Return per $1 now
$0.87
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$2.60
vs $3 cost
Return at launch
$1.98
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
1 in 3.79
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 5.76
win more than the $3 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
68,066
of ~1,014,000 printed
Prizes remaining
6.7%
$177,291 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
14/15
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
2
$30,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% | — |
| $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| $1,000 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10.0% | — |
| $500 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 12.9% | — |
| $150 | 199 | 195 | 4 | 2.0% | — |
| $100 | 309 | 295 | 14 | 4.5% | — |
| $70 | 457 | 441 | 16 | 3.5% | — |
| $50 | 1,115 | 1,060 | 55 | 4.9% | — |
| $30 | 1,555 | 1,477 | 78 | 5.0% | — |
| $20 | 10,140 | 9,501 | 639 | 6.3% | — |
| $15 | 10,140 | 9,659 | 481 | 4.7% | — |
| $10 | 30,417 | 28,419 | 1,998 | 6.6% | — |
| $8 | 40,582 | 38,451 | 2,131 | 5.3% | — |
| $5 | 81,104 | 75,355 | 5,749 | 7.1% | — |
| $3 | 91,238 | 84,467 | 6,771 | 7.4% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($177,291) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (68,066), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $2.60 per $3 ticket — $0.87 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $0.40 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the CT Lottery published print run (~1,014,000 tickets).
Data source
- Source: CT Lottery (official)
- Last collected by us: Aug 2, 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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