How many $250,000 prizes are left in $250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION?

3 of 4 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 804,929.

What are the odds of winning anything on $250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION?

1 in 2.84 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 2.85 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.84, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 4.88.

Is $250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION worth buying?

Its current payout is 72.5% ($14.49 back per $20 ticket), rank #9 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 $250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION tickets are left?

We estimate 2,414,787 of roughly 3,139,650 printed tickets are unsold (23.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.

When did $250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION launch and is it still on sale?

It launched on June 17, 2026. It is still on sale.

$250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION — $20 Connecticut Scratch Game #1879

Data captured November 6, 2026, 15:27 UTC · launched June 17, 2026

$250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION Connecticut scratch game ticket

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$250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION (#1879) is a $20 Connecticut scratch game launched on June 17, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #9 of 57 active games on current payout (72.5%, $14.49 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 7 $20 games, #2 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.84) and #53 on top-prize odds (1 in 804,929). Since launch the payout has risen 0.3 points (72.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.5% (1 in 2.85 at launch). 3 of 4 top prizes of $250,000 remain, and we estimate 2,414,787 tickets are still unsold (23.1% 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%

72.2% at launch

Expected value

$14.49

per $20 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 2.84

1 in 2.85 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 2.84

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 4.88

win more than $20

$600+ odds

1 in 3,064

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

3 of 4

$250,000 each

Tickets remaining

76.9%

≈ 2,414,787 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION, 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, 851,311 of 1,101,349 prizes (77.3%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$250,000	1 in 784,913	1 in 804,929	4	1	3	75.0%
$25,000	1 in 784,913	1 in 804,929	4	1	3	75.0%
$1,000	1 in 3,124	1 in 3,088	1,005	223	782	77.8%
$500	1 in 751.1	1 in 747.8	4,180	951	3,229	77.2%
$200	1 in 285.6	1 in 283.2	10,995	2,469	8,526	77.5%
$100	1 in 94.0	1 in 93.7	33,395	7,619	25,776	77.2%
$80	1 in 66.6	1 in 66.3	47,148	10,748	36,400	77.2%
$60	1 in 21.4	1 in 21.4	146,472	33,442	113,030	77.2%
$40	1 in 16.7	1 in 16.6	188,404	42,818	145,586	77.3%
$30	1 in 15.0	1 in 14.9	209,310	47,718	161,592	77.2%
$20	1 in 6.82	1 in 6.78	460,432	104,048	356,384	77.4%
All prizes	1 in 2.85	1 in 2.84	1,101,349	250,038	851,311	77.3%

How $250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION. 46 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

November 6, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 782 remain.
November 4, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 784 remain.
November 3, 2026: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 786 remain.
November 1, 2026: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 789 remain.
October 31, 2026: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 793 remain.
October 30, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 796 remain.
October 29, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 797 remain.
October 28, 2026: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 799 remain.
October 27, 2026: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 802 remain.
October 25, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 805 remain.
October 24, 2026: 5 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 806 remain.
October 22, 2026: 3 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 811 remain.

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 2ND EDITION: common questions

How many $250,000 prizes are left in $250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION?: 3 of 4 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 804,929.
What are the odds of winning anything on $250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION?: 1 in 2.84 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 2.85 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.84, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 4.88.
Is $250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION worth buying?: Its current payout is 72.5% ($14.49 back per $20 ticket), rank #9 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 $250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION tickets are left?: We estimate 2,414,787 of roughly 3,139,650 printed tickets are unsold (23.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $250,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION launch and is it still on sale?: It launched on June 17, 2026. It is still on sale.

Other $20 Connecticut scratch games

$100, $200 OR $500 — 79.9% payout, 1 in 8.30 any prize
$100, $200 OR $500 2ND EDITION — 76.0% payout, 1 in 9.19 any prize
LUCKY 7 TRIPLER — 73.5% payout, 1 in 3.12 any prize
$2,000,000 JACKPOT — 72.5% payout, 1 in 3.38 any prize
200X 4TH EDITION — 70.6% payout, 1 in 3.36 any prize

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