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$30,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION — $3 Connecticut Scratch Game #1853

Data captured · launched July 24, 2026

$30,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION (#1853) is a $3 Connecticut scratch game launched on July 24, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #24 of 57 active games on current payout (69.1%, $2.07 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 9 $3 games, #26 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.77) and #35 on top-prize odds (1 in 511,083). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.4 points (69.5% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 0.6% (1 in 3.75 at launch). 20 of 21 top prizes of $30,000 remain, and we estimate 10,221,664 tickets are still unsold (10.5% 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
69.1%
69.5% at launch
Expected value
$2.07
per $3 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.77
1 in 3.75 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.77
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.97
win more than $3
$600+ odds
1 in 32,762
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
20 of 21
$30,000 each
Tickets remaining
89.5%
≈ 10,221,664 tickets

Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 10% sold, only 1 of 21 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 511,083, was 1 in 543,629). More Connecticut games like this.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in $30,000 CA$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, 2,712,692 of 3,048,212 prizes (89.0%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$30,000 1 in 543,629 1 in 511,083 21 1 20 95.2%
$1,000 1 in 34,386 1 in 35,006 332 40 292 88.0%
$100 1 in 1,105 1 in 1,115 10,331 1,163 9,168 88.7%
$50 1 in 278.9 1 in 281.3 40,927 4,593 36,334 88.8%
$20 1 in 36.4 1 in 36.7 313,971 35,469 278,502 88.7%
$10 1 in 20.0 1 in 20.2 570,744 64,155 506,589 88.8%
$5 1 in 16.0 1 in 16.1 713,754 79,077 634,677 88.9%
$3 1 in 8.17 1 in 8.20 1,398,132 151,022 1,247,110 89.2%
All prizes1 in 3.751 in 3.77 3,048,212335,520 2,712,69289.0%

How $30,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION has moved

68% 70% 71% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking $30,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION. 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.

$30,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION: common questions

How many $30,000 prizes are left in $30,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION?
20 of 21 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 511,083.
What are the odds of winning anything on $30,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION?
1 in 3.77 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.75 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.77, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 6.97.
Is $30,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION worth buying?
Its current payout is 69.1% ($2.07 back per $3 ticket), rank #24 of 57 in Connecticut. The best $3 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is PAY RAISE (#1770, $3) at 71.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many $30,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION tickets are left?
We estimate 10,221,664 of roughly 11,416,199 printed tickets are unsold (10.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did $30,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on July 24, 2026. It is still on sale.

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