LOTERIA — $3 Connecticut Scratch Game #1861
LOTERIA (#1861) is a $3 Connecticut scratch game launched on January 2, 2026. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #54 of 57 active games on current payout (60.7%, $1.82 expected back per ticket) and #9 of 9 $3 games, #53 on any-prize odds (1 in 6.03) and #11 on top-prize odds (1 in 38,879). Since launch the payout has fallen 5.1 points (65.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 37.0% (1 in 3.79 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $30,000 remain, and we estimate 77,757 tickets are still unsold (92.3% sold). Its current figures fail our plausibility check (the caution below), so whatever its place in the list, we do not count it among the best Connecticut scratch games to buy. A caution on the current figures: the any-prize odds have moved from 1 in 3.79 to 1 in 6.03, further than a game's odds really move. Its prize tiers disagree about how many tickets are left (between 0.03 million and 0.06 million), usually because small prizes are claimed late, and the current odds and payout lean on that disagreement. The printed odds are the safer guide, and our summaries do not name this game the best of anything (how we estimate).
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. 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, 12,904 of 267,303 prizes (4.8%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 1 in 338,000 | 1 in 38,879 | 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 25,919 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 9.7% |
| $150 | 1 in 5,095 | 1 in 25,919 | 199 | 196 | 3 | 1.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 3,282 | 1 in 7,069 | 309 | 298 | 11 | 3.6% |
| $70 | 1 in 2,219 | 1 in 15,551 | 457 | 452 | 5 | 1.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 909.4 | 1 in 2,356 | 1,115 | 1,082 | 33 | 3.0% |
| $30 | 1 in 652.1 | 1 in 1,525 | 1,555 | 1,504 | 51 | 3.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 172.8 | 10,140 | 9,690 | 450 | 4.4% |
| $15 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 252.5 | 10,140 | 9,832 | 308 | 3.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 33.3 | 1 in 54.1 | 30,417 | 28,979 | 1,438 | 4.7% |
| $8 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 56.5 | 40,582 | 39,206 | 1,376 | 3.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 18.5 | 81,104 | 76,891 | 4,213 | 5.2% |
| $3 | 1 in 11.1 | 1 in 15.5 | 91,238 | 86,227 | 5,011 | 5.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.79 | 1 in 6.03 | 267,303 | 254,399 | 12,904 | 4.8% |
How LOTERIA has moved
LOTERIA: common questions
- How many $30,000 prizes are left in LOTERIA?
- 2 of 3 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 38,879.
- What are the odds of winning anything on LOTERIA?
- 1 in 6.03 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.79 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 6.03, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 9.85.
- Is LOTERIA worth buying?
- Its current payout is 60.7% ($1.82 back per $3 ticket), rank #54 of 57 in Connecticut. That figure fails our plausibility check (see the caution above), so read it as approximate and not as a reason to buy. The best $3 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is PAY RAISE (#1770, $3) at 71.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many LOTERIA tickets are left?
- We estimate 77,757 of roughly 1,014,000 printed tickets are unsold (92.3% 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 — 71.0% payout, 1 in 3.29 any prize
- DIAMOND BINGO — 69.1% payout, 1 in 3.70 any prize
- $30,000 CA$HWORD 2ND EDITION — 69.1% payout, 1 in 3.77 any prize
- LOTERIA 2ND EDITION — 66.9% payout, 1 in 3.72 any prize
- UCONN HUSKY HOLIDAYS — 65.8% payout, 1 in 3.64 any prize