$500 LOADED! — $10 Connecticut Scratch Game #1873
$500 LOADED! (#1873) is a $10 Connecticut scratch game launched on April 2, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #23 of 57 active games on current payout (69.1%, $6.91 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 10 $10 games, #45 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.31) and #1 on top-prize odds (1 in 170). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.0 points (69.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.2% (1 in 4.41 at launch). 3303 of 11326 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 561,868 tickets are still unsold (70.3% 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 $500 LOADED!, 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, 130,244 of 428,785 prizes (30.4%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 166.9 | 1 in 170.1 | 11,326 | 8,023 | 3,303 | 29.2% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,247 | 1 in 1,277 | 1,515 | 1,075 | 440 | 29.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 301.4 | 1 in 304.4 | 6,270 | 4,424 | 1,846 | 29.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 208.4 | 1 in 210.4 | 9,069 | 6,399 | 2,670 | 29.4% |
| $25 | 1 in 22.7 | 1 in 22.7 | 83,160 | 58,381 | 24,779 | 29.8% |
| $15 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 12.2 | 151,199 | 105,013 | 46,186 | 30.5% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.4 | 1 in 11.0 | 166,246 | 115,226 | 51,020 | 30.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.41 | 1 in 4.31 | 428,785 | 298,541 | 130,244 | 30.4% |
How $500 LOADED! has moved
$500 LOADED!: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in $500 LOADED!?
- 3303 of 11326 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 170.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $500 LOADED!?
- 1 in 4.31 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.41 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.31, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 7.09.
- Is $500 LOADED! worth buying?
- Its current payout is 69.1% ($6.91 back per $10 ticket), rank #23 of 57 in Connecticut. The best $10 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is PINBALL WIZARD 2ND EDITION (#1857, $10) at 72.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $500 LOADED! tickets are left?
- We estimate 561,868 of roughly 1,889,800 printed tickets are unsold (70.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $500 LOADED! launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on April 2, 2026. It is still on sale.
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