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$2,000,000 JACKPOT — $20 Connecticut Scratch Game #1796

Data captured · launched July 29, 2024

$2,000,000 JACKPOT (#1796) is a $20 Connecticut scratch game launched on July 29, 2024. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #8 of 57 active games on current payout (72.5%, $14.50 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 7 $20 games, #17 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.38) and #43 on top-prize odds (1 in 590,599). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.5 points (74.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 8.8% (1 in 3.08 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $1,500,000 remain, and we estimate 590,599 tickets are still unsold (76.3% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
72.5%
74.0% at launch
Expected value
$14.50
per $20 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.38
1 in 3.08 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.38
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 5.77
win more than $20
$600+ odds
1 in 2,734
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 3
$1,500,000 each
Tickets remaining
23.7%
≈ 590,599 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $2,000,000 JACKPOT, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Connecticut game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 174,750 of 810,060 prizes (21.6%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$1,500,000 1 in 832,110 1 in 590,599 3 2 1 33.3%
$100,000 1 in 416,055 1 in 196,866 6 3 3 50.0%
$50,000 1 in 277,370 1 in 590,599 9 8 1 11.1%
$25,000 1 in 208,028 1 in 196,866 12 9 3 25.0%
$10,000 1 in 104,014 1 in 196,866 24 21 3 12.5%
$5,000 1 in 26,842 1 in 24,608 93 69 24 25.8%
$1,000 1 in 3,078 1 in 3,263 811 630 181 22.3%
$500 1 in 240.1 1 in 272.9 10,397 8,233 2,164 20.8%
$100 1 in 75.0 1 in 85.2 33,291 26,359 6,932 20.8%
$50 1 in 30.0 1 in 33.4 83,330 65,661 17,669 21.2%
$40 1 in 25.0 1 in 27.9 99,895 78,762 21,133 21.2%
$25 1 in 10.0 1 in 10.9 249,230 195,063 54,167 21.7%
$20 1 in 7.50 1 in 8.15 332,959 260,490 72,469 21.8%
All prizes1 in 3.081 in 3.38 810,060635,310 174,75021.6%

How $2,000,000 JACKPOT has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $2,000,000 JACKPOT. 46 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

$2,000,000 JACKPOT: common questions

How many $1,500,000 prizes are left in $2,000,000 JACKPOT?
1 of 3 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 590,599.
What are the odds of winning anything on $2,000,000 JACKPOT?
1 in 3.38 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.08 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.38, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.77.
Is $2,000,000 JACKPOT worth buying?
Its current payout is 72.5% ($14.50 back per $20 ticket), rank #8 of 57 in Connecticut. The best $20 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is $100, $200 OR $500 (#1858, $20) at 79.9%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $2,000,000 JACKPOT tickets are left?
We estimate 590,599 of roughly 2,496,330 printed tickets are unsold (76.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $2,000,000 JACKPOT launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on July 29, 2024. It is still on sale.

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