LOTERIA — $3 Connecticut Scratch Game #1861
LOTERIA (#1861) is a $3 Connecticut scratch game launched on January 2, 2026. As of September 22, 2026 it ranks #42 of 44 active games on current payout (62.0%, $1.86 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 8 $3 games, #41 on any-prize odds (1 in 5.67) and #10 on top-prize odds (1 in 40,853). Since launch the payout has fallen 3.9 points (65.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 33.1% (1 in 3.79 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $30,000 remain, and we estimate 81,706 tickets are still unsold (91.9% sold). That is below average for Connecticut; the Connecticut ranking lists show better payouts, including at $3.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in LOTERIA, 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, 14,410 of 267,303 prizes (5.4%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 1 in 338,000 | 1 in 40,853 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 338,000 | all claimed | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 101,400 | all claimed | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 32,710 | 1 in 27,235 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 9.7% |
| $150 | 1 in 5,095 | 1 in 20,426 | 199 | 195 | 4 | 2.0% |
| $100 | 1 in 3,282 | 1 in 6,285 | 309 | 296 | 13 | 4.2% |
| $70 | 1 in 2,219 | 1 in 10,213 | 457 | 449 | 8 | 1.8% |
| $50 | 1 in 909.4 | 1 in 2,208 | 1,115 | 1,078 | 37 | 3.3% |
| $30 | 1 in 652.1 | 1 in 1,433 | 1,555 | 1,498 | 57 | 3.7% |
| $20 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 160.2 | 10,140 | 9,630 | 510 | 5.0% |
| $15 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 231.5 | 10,140 | 9,787 | 353 | 3.5% |
| $10 | 1 in 33.3 | 1 in 50.9 | 30,417 | 28,811 | 1,606 | 5.3% |
| $8 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 51.1 | 40,582 | 38,983 | 1,599 | 3.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 17.5 | 81,104 | 76,426 | 4,678 | 5.8% |
| $3 | 1 in 11.1 | 1 in 14.7 | 91,238 | 85,698 | 5,540 | 6.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.79 | 1 in 5.67 | 267,303 | 252,893 | 14,410 | 5.4% |
How LOTERIA has moved
LOTERIA: common questions
- How many $30,000 prizes are left in LOTERIA?
- 2 of 3 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 40,853.
- What are the odds of winning anything on LOTERIA?
- 1 in 5.67 today, compared with 1 in 3.79 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 5.67, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 9.21.
- Is LOTERIA worth buying?
- Its current payout is 62.0% ($1.86 back per $3 ticket), rank #42 of 44 in Connecticut. The best $3 alternative today is PAY RAISE (#1770, $3) at 71.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many LOTERIA tickets are left?
- We estimate 81,706 of roughly 1,014,000 printed tickets are unsold (91.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did LOTERIA launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on January 2, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $3 Connecticut scratch games
- PAY RAISE — 71.4% payout, 1 in 3.27 any prize
- $30,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION — 69.4% payout, 1 in 3.75 any prize
- LOTERIA 2ND EDITION — 66.9% payout, 1 in 3.69 any prize
- DIAMOND BINGO — 66.4% payout, 1 in 3.93 any prize
- $30,000 CA$HWORD — 66.0% payout, 1 in 2.64 any prize