$500 LOADED! — $10 Connecticut Scratch Game #1873
$500 LOADED! (#1873) is a $10 Connecticut scratch game launched on April 2, 2026. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #19 of 44 active games on current payout (69.2%, $6.92 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 7 $10 games, #36 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.34) and #1 on top-prize odds (1 in 168). Since launch the payout has risen 0.1 points (69.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 1.6% (1 in 4.41 at launch). 4388 of 11326 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 738,330 tickets are still unsold (60.9% 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. Across all tiers, 170,124 of 428,785 prizes (39.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 166.9 | 1 in 168.3 | 11,326 | 6,938 | 4,388 | 38.7% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,247 | 1 in 1,264 | 1,515 | 931 | 584 | 38.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 301.4 | 1 in 303.7 | 6,270 | 3,839 | 2,431 | 38.8% |
| $50 | 1 in 208.4 | 1 in 211.7 | 9,069 | 5,581 | 3,488 | 38.5% |
| $25 | 1 in 22.7 | 1 in 22.7 | 83,160 | 50,588 | 32,572 | 39.2% |
| $15 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 12.3 | 151,199 | 90,984 | 60,215 | 39.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.4 | 1 in 11.1 | 166,246 | 99,800 | 66,446 | 40.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.41 | 1 in 4.34 | 428,785 | 258,661 | 170,124 | 39.7% |
How $500 LOADED! has moved
$500 LOADED!: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in $500 LOADED!?
- 4388 of 11326 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 168.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $500 LOADED!?
- 1 in 4.34 today, compared with 1 in 4.41 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.34, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 7.12.
- Is $500 LOADED! worth buying?
- Its current payout is 69.2% ($6.92 back per $10 ticket), rank #19 of 44 in Connecticut. The best $10 alternative today is $10 MILLION CASH BLOWOUT 2ND (#1916, $10) at 72.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $500 LOADED! tickets are left?
- We estimate 738,330 of roughly 1,889,800 printed tickets are unsold (60.9% 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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