HIT $500 — $10 Connecticut Scratch Game #1834
HIT $500 (#1834) was a $10 Connecticut scratch game launched on May 1, 2025. Its final figures, from September 22, 2026, were 72.4% payout ($7.24 expected back per ticket), 1 in 2.86 for any prize and 1 in 247 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 3.3 points (69.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 54.2% (1 in 4.41 at launch). 64 of 6140 top prizes of $500 were never claimed, and we estimate 98.5% of its tickets had sold. HIT $500 is no longer on sale in Connecticut; the figures below are final as of September 22, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until February 1, 2027.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in HIT $500, 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, 5,542 of 232,750 prizes (2.4%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 167.1 | 1 in 247.5 | 6,140 | 6,076 | 64 | 1.0% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,220 | 1 in 2,640 | 841 | 835 | 6 | 0.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 300.9 | 1 in 527.9 | 3,409 | 3,379 | 30 | 0.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 208.4 | 1 in 277.9 | 4,923 | 4,866 | 57 | 1.2% |
| $25 | 1 in 22.7 | 1 in 21.7 | 45,138 | 44,407 | 731 | 1.6% |
| $15 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 7.36 | 82,072 | 79,920 | 2,152 | 2.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.4 | 1 in 6.33 | 90,227 | 87,725 | 2,502 | 2.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.41 | 1 in 2.86 | 232,750 | 227,208 | 5,542 | 2.4% |
How HIT $500 has moved
HIT $500: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in HIT $500?
- 64 of 6140 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 247.
- What are the odds of winning anything on HIT $500?
- 1 in 2.86 today, compared with 1 in 4.41 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.86, and the odds of winning more than the $10 ticket price are 1 in 5.21.
- Is HIT $500 worth buying?
- Its current payout is 72.4% ($7.24 back per $10 ticket), rank #— 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 HIT $500 tickets are left?
- We estimate 15,838 of roughly 1,025,750 printed tickets are unsold (98.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did HIT $500 launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on May 1, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until February 1, 2027.
Other $10 Connecticut scratch games
- $10 MILLION CASH BLOWOUT 2ND — 72.4% payout, 1 in 9.33 any prize
- $100,000 CA$HWORD — 71.0% payout, 1 in 3.03 any prize
- $100,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION — 69.4% payout, 1 in 3.14 any prize
- $500 LOADED! — 69.2% payout, 1 in 4.34 any prize
- 10X CASH 18TH EDITION — 68.1% payout, 1 in 3.95 any prize