The current odds of winning any prize on Pay Raise are 1 in 3.46 (28.88%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $25,000 top prize.

Yes. 2 of the 3 $25,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Nov 14, 2026. We estimate about 31% of the game's 2,032,200 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Pay Raise is on sale at Connecticut Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 9 $3 Connecticut scratch tickets on sale, Pay Raise ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.46 tickets winning at least the $3 ticket price back. No other $3 Connecticut scratch ticket has better odds of breaking even right now.

Pay Raise has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $25,000 at 1 in 622,259 (1 of 3 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 155,565 (3 of 14 left); $500+ at 1 in 20,742 (26 of 96 left); $200+ at 1 in 5,657 (80 of 281 left); $100+ at 1 in 1,058 (478 of 1,640 left); $50+ at 1 in 369 (1,098 of 3,874 left); $40+ at 1 in 134 (2,957 of 10,146 left); $20+ at 1 in 68.4 (4,454 of 15,242 left); $15+ at 1 in 29.5 (11,970 of 40,682 left); $10+ at 1 in 15.8 (18,345 of 60,972 left); $5+ at 1 in 6.69 (53,633 of 162,682 left); $3+ at 1 in 3.46 (86,645 of 284,318 left).

The odds of winning at least your $3 back on one Pay Raise ticket are 1 in 3.46 (28.88%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.69 (14.95%).

Pay Raise costs $3 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Connecticut Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Connecticut scratch tickets and Connecticut scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Connecticut Lottery lists them under "Scratch Games" on its own site. "Scratch Tickets" is simply what most players in Connecticut call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

Pay Raise, a $3 Connecticut scratch ticket, was released on Aug 1, 2025 by the Connecticut Lottery.