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$250,000 CA$HWORD — $20 Connecticut Scratch Game #1780

Data captured · launched October 16, 2024 · sales ended, claim by December 12, 2026

$250,000 CA$HWORD (#1780) is a $20 Connecticut scratch game launched on October 16, 2024 that can no longer be bought, only claimed. Its sales ended on June 15, 2026. Winning tickets can be claimed until December 12, 2026; after that the prize is forfeited, however large. As of November 6, 2026, 0 of 4 top prizes of $250,000 are still unclaimed, and 91,361 prizes in all. If you hold one of its tickets, check it now; if you are looking for a ticket to buy, the Connecticut scratch games on sale are ranked by what they pay back.

Claim by
December 12, 2026
then prizes are forfeited
Sales ended
June 15, 2026
no longer sold
Top prizes unclaimed
0 of 4
$250,000 each
Prizes unclaimed
91,361
of 1,087,687 at launch
Unclaimed prize money
$3,589,630
at face value, all tiers

Prizes still unclaimed

Every prize level in $250,000 CA$HWORD and how much of each is still unclaimed. The game is no longer sold, so there are no odds to quote: these prizes can only go to a ticket already bought. Across all tiers, 91,361 of 1,087,687 prizes (8.4%) are still out there.

Prize TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$250,000 4 4 0 0.0%
$25,000 4 4 0 0.0%
$1,000 992 910 82 8.3%
$500 4,111 3,783 328 8.0%
$200 10,891 10,039 852 7.8%
$100 32,999 30,339 2,660 8.1%
$80 46,593 42,951 3,642 7.8%
$60 144,602 132,980 11,622 8.0%
$40 186,079 170,782 15,297 8.2%
$30 206,714 189,803 16,911 8.2%
$20 454,698 414,731 39,967 8.8%
All prizes 1,087,687996,326 91,3618.4%

How $250,000 CA$HWORD has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $250,000 CA$HWORD. 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.

$250,000 CA$HWORD: common questions

Can I still buy $250,000 CA$HWORD?
No. Its sales ended on June 15, 2026. It launched on October 16, 2024. A ticket bought before the end can still win any prize the game has left.
When is the last day to claim a prize on $250,000 CA$HWORD?
December 12, 2026. After that a winning ticket is worth nothing, however large the prize.
How many $250,000 prizes are still unclaimed in $250,000 CA$HWORD?
0 of 4, in the last figures Connecticut published (November 6, 2026). Every top prize has been claimed.
How many $250,000 CA$HWORD prizes are unclaimed in all?
91,361 of 1,087,687, across every prize level. Most are small prizes on tickets that were never checked or never sold.

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