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Ranked 44th of 51 Tickets in Connecticut

America 250 ConnecticutConnecticut Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Connecticut Lottery
32
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5ConnecticutGame #1893GREEN
At a glance

America 250 Connecticut costs $5 a ticket from the Connecticut Lottery. By our estimate the $25,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 141,966 per ticket, down from 1 in 255,986. Its prize pool is nearly spent: 14% of prizes remain. With a ValueScore of 32/100 (Below Avg), it is 8th of the 9 active $5 games in Connecticut.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.06
Exp. Value
$0.68
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$25,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
14%
ValueScore™
32 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.68
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Ranked 44th out of 51 Connecticut scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 7 other $5 Connecticut games ranked higher.
Why
↓Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 256K at launch, about 1 in 142K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $25,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Most of this game's prizes are gone.
  • Prizes hit less often here, roughly 25% per ticket (1 in 4.06).

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$25,000
1 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 256K
now ~1 in 142K
$1,000
2 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 102K
now ~1 in 71K
$250
407 of 3,477 left
launch odds 1 in 294
now ~1 in 349
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
$25,00041
25%
$1,000102
20%
$2503,477407
12%
$1001,241149
12%
$501,636198
12%
$2020,4882,441
12%
$1530,7323,952
13%
$1092,21712,302
13%
$5102,39815,515
15%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$3,490,050
Current Prize Pool
$462,245
Payout Percentage
13.2%
Total Prizes Remaining
34,967

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,023,944
Estimated Remaining
141,966
% Remaining
13.9%
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 June 28, 3 $25,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on August 14.

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4
3
2
1
June 28October 19
  • August 14, 20261 claimed · 1 left
  • July 19, 20261 claimed · 2 left
  • July 5, 20261 claimed · 3 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 2.8% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about twice the average for Connecticut's $5 games (1.5% 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

32
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
32
out of 100
Expected Value
17/40
Prize Quality
5/25
Win Frequency
6/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1893
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
6/25/2026
Payout %
68.2%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.06 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the America 250 Connecticut scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. America 250 Connecticut scores 32/100 (Below Average) and is 8th of the 9 active $5 games in Connecticut. It pays back about $0.68 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the America 250 Connecticut scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with America 250 Connecticut are 1 in 4.06. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for America 250 Connecticut?
The top prize for America 250 Connecticut is $25,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in America 250 Connecticut?
Based on our latest data, 14% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 34,967 out of 252,203 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

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!421 in 4.8068.3%$250 · 7,1451.1%
America 250 Connecticut (this game)321 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.