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Ranked 34th of 51 Tickets in Connecticut

$250 Loaded!Connecticut Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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42
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5ConnecticutGame #1872GREEN
At a glance

$250 Loaded! is a $5 ticket from the Connecticut Lottery. At 1 in 4.80, its overall odds are the longest of Connecticut's 9 $5 games. On ValueScore it earns 42/100 (Fair), good for 7th out of 9 $5 tickets in Connecticut.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.80
Exp. Value
$0.68
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$250
Top Prizes Left
7,145
Prizes Remaining
51%
ValueScore™
42 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.68
→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #34 of the 51 active games we track in Connecticut.
Why
→Prizes hit less often here, roughly 21% per ticket (1 in 4.80).
  • You get back about $0.68 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.
  • A reasonable chunk of the top and mid-tier prizes are still available, though not the majority.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$250
7,145 of 14,381 left
launch odds 1 in 178
now ~1 in 182
$50
3,209 of 6,470 left
launch odds 1 in 395
now ~1 in 404
$20
40,768 of 81,911 left
launch odds 1 in 31
now ~1 in 32
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$25014,3817,145
50%
$506,4703,209
50%
$2081,91140,768
50%
$10204,738103,273
50%
$5225,124116,022
52%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$8,729,970
Current Prize Pool
$4,374,900
Payout Percentage
50.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
270,417

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
2,556,595
Estimated Remaining
1,298,001
% Remaining
50.8%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since its launch on April 5, 7,233 $250 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 7,145. The most recent was on October 19.

14,3784,975
14,378
13,375
12,551
11,882
11,262
10,700
10,128
9,632
9,193
8,800
8,398
8,053
7,762
7,442
7,145
April 5October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for Connecticut's $5 games (1.8% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

42
VALUESCORE
Fair
42
out of 100
Expected Value
16/40
Prize Quality
12/25
Win Frequency
2/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1872
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
4/2/2026
Payout %
68.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.80 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $250 Loaded! scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. $250 Loaded! scores 42/100 (Fair) and is 7th out of 9 $5 tickets in Connecticut. It pays back about $0.68 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Connecticut rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the $250 Loaded! scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $250 Loaded! are 1 in 4.80. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $250 Loaded!?
The top prize for $250 Loaded! is $250. As of our latest update, 7,145 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $5 ticket in Connecticut

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Connecticut Apizza671 in 4.1668.5%$50K · 43.7%
$5 MONOPOLY581 in 3.7467.9%$50K · 33.3%
$50,000 Cashword 2nd Edition531 in 3.5969.4%$50K · 101.0%
50X the cash501 in 3.7270.5%$100K · 11.4%
Fireball 7s461 in 4.0667.9%$78K · 22.0%
EXTREME GREEN451 in 4.1668.5%$50K · 21.4%
$250 Loaded! (this game)421 in 4.8068.3%$250 · 7,1451.1%
America 250 Connecticut321 in 4.0668.2%$25K · 12.8%
5X The Money 19th Edition311 in 3.6368.0%$50K · 20.5%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.