$250 LOADED! — $5 Connecticut Scratch Game #1872
$250 LOADED! (#1872) is a $5 Connecticut scratch game launched on April 2, 2026. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #22 of 44 active games on current payout (68.1%, $3.40 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 8 $5 games, #37 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.76) and #2 on top-prize odds (1 in 180). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.2 points (68.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 1.0% (1 in 4.80 at launch). 7748 of 14381 top prizes of $250 remain, and we estimate 1,395,430 tickets are still unsold (45.5% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $250 LOADED!, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 293,285 of 532,624 prizes (55.1%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250 | 1 in 178.0 | 1 in 180.1 | 14,381 | 6,633 | 7,748 | 53.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 395.5 | 1 in 398.8 | 6,470 | 2,971 | 3,499 | 54.1% |
| $20 | 1 in 31.2 | 1 in 31.5 | 81,911 | 37,580 | 44,331 | 54.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 12.4 | 204,738 | 92,533 | 112,205 | 54.8% |
| $5 | 1 in 11.4 | 1 in 11.1 | 225,124 | 99,622 | 125,502 | 55.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.80 | 1 in 4.76 | 532,624 | 239,339 | 293,285 | 55.1% |
How $250 LOADED! has moved
$250 LOADED!: common questions
- How many $250 prizes are left in $250 LOADED!?
- 7748 of 14381 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 180.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $250 LOADED!?
- 1 in 4.76 today, compared with 1 in 4.80 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.76, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.32.
- Is $250 LOADED! worth buying?
- Its current payout is 68.1% ($3.40 back per $5 ticket), rank #22 of 44 in Connecticut. The best $5 alternative today is $50,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION (#1830, $5) at 69.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $250 LOADED! tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,395,430 of roughly 2,559,200 printed tickets are unsold (45.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $250 LOADED! launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on April 2, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Connecticut scratch games
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- EXTREME GREEN — 68.5% payout, 1 in 4.12 any prize
- FIREBALL 7S — 67.6% payout, 1 in 4.07 any prize
- 50X THE CASH — 67.3% payout, 1 in 3.85 any prize
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