PAY RAISE — $3 Connecticut Scratch Game #1770
PAY RAISE (#1770) is a $3 Connecticut scratch game launched on August 1, 2025. As of November 6, 2026 it ranks #14 of 57 active games on current payout (71.0%, $2.13 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 9 $3 games, #14 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.29) and #44 on top-prize odds (1 in 598,235). Since launch the payout has risen 2.9 points (68.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 6.5% (1 in 3.50 at launch). 1 of 3 top prizes of $25,000 remain, and we estimate 598,235 tickets are still unsold (70.6% 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 PAY RAISE, 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, 181,838 of 579,950 prizes (31.4%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | 1 in 677,400 | 1 in 598,235 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 145,157 | 1 in 199,412 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 21.4% |
| $500 | 1 in 21,169 | 1 in 23,009 | 96 | 70 | 26 | 27.1% |
| $200 | 1 in 7,232 | 1 in 7,208 | 281 | 198 | 83 | 29.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,239 | 1 in 1,236 | 1,640 | 1,156 | 484 | 29.5% |
| $50 | 1 in 524.6 | 1 in 536.5 | 3,874 | 2,759 | 1,115 | 28.8% |
| $40 | 1 in 200.3 | 1 in 199.9 | 10,146 | 7,153 | 2,993 | 29.5% |
| $20 | 1 in 133.3 | 1 in 132.4 | 15,242 | 10,723 | 4,519 | 29.6% |
| $15 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 49.4 | 40,682 | 28,563 | 12,119 | 29.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 33.3 | 1 in 32.2 | 60,972 | 42,400 | 18,572 | 30.5% |
| $5 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 11.0 | 162,682 | 108,445 | 54,237 | 33.3% |
| $3 | 1 in 7.15 | 1 in 6.82 | 284,318 | 196,632 | 87,686 | 30.8% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.50 | 1 in 3.29 | 579,950 | 398,112 | 181,838 | 31.4% |
How PAY RAISE has moved
PAY RAISE: common questions
- How many $25,000 prizes are left in PAY RAISE?
- 1 of 3 as of November 6, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 598,235.
- What are the odds of winning anything on PAY RAISE?
- 1 in 3.29 as of November 6, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.50 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.29, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 6.35.
- Is PAY RAISE worth buying?
- Its current payout is 71.0% ($2.13 back per $3 ticket), rank #14 of 57 in Connecticut. The best $3 alternative as of November 6, 2026 is DIAMOND BINGO (#1868, $3) at 69.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many PAY RAISE tickets are left?
- We estimate 598,235 of roughly 2,032,200 printed tickets are unsold (70.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did PAY RAISE launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 1, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $3 Connecticut scratch games
- 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
- 3X THE CASH 13TH EDITION — 65.6% payout, 1 in 3.69 any prize