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FIREBALL 7S — $5 Connecticut Scratch Game #1885

Data captured · launched July 2, 2026

FIREBALL 7S (#1885) is a $5 Connecticut scratch game launched on July 2, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #26 of 57 active games on current payout (68.8%, $3.44 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 10 $5 games, #31 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.96) and #48 on top-prize odds (1 in 696,662). Since launch the payout has risen 0.8 points (68.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.4% (1 in 4.06 at launch). 2 of 4 top prizes of $77,777 remain, and we estimate 1,393,324 tickets are still unsold (46.8% 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
68.8%
68.0% at launch
Expected value
$3.44
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.96
1 in 4.06 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.96
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.72
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 33,984
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 4
$77,777 each
Tickets remaining
53.2%
≈ 1,393,324 tickets

Last top prize claimed: October 17, 2026, 20 days ago.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in FIREBALL 7S, 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, 351,723 of 645,751 prizes (54.5%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$77,777 1 in 654,675 1 in 696,662 4 2 2 50.0%
$1,777 1 in 34,916 1 in 35,726 75 36 39 52.0%
$577 1 in 6,076 1 in 6,111 431 203 228 52.9%
$100 1 in 718.0 1 in 713.8 3,647 1,695 1,952 53.5%
$57 1 in 110.9 1 in 110.2 23,606 10,966 12,640 53.5%
$27 1 in 50.0 1 in 49.7 52,374 24,349 28,025 53.5%
$17 1 in 25.0 1 in 24.6 104,748 48,125 56,623 54.1%
$10 1 in 13.2 1 in 12.9 199,043 91,168 107,875 54.2%
$5 1 in 10.0 1 in 9.65 261,823 117,484 144,339 55.1%
All prizes1 in 4.061 in 3.96 645,751294,028 351,72354.5%

How FIREBALL 7S has moved

65% 68% 70% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking FIREBALL 7S. 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.

FIREBALL 7S: common questions

How many $77,777 prizes are left in FIREBALL 7S?
2 of 4 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 696,662.
What are the odds of winning anything on FIREBALL 7S?
1 in 3.96 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.06 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.96, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.72.
Is FIREBALL 7S worth buying?
Its current payout is 68.8% ($3.44 back per $5 ticket), rank #26 of 57 in Connecticut. The best $5 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is $50,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION (#1830, $5) at 69.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many FIREBALL 7S tickets are left?
We estimate 1,393,324 of roughly 2,618,700 printed tickets are unsold (46.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did FIREBALL 7S launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on July 2, 2026. It is still on sale.

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