Connecticut lottery wheels
Connecticut has 2 lotto-style games: Connecticut Lotto! and Connecticut Cash5. It also sells Powerball, Mega Millions and Millionaire for Life. Choose a game to mark your numbers and see what each wheel guarantees, or read on for how the Connecticut games compare and how to play a wheel there.
Connecticut lotto games compared
| Game | Numbers | Per line | Draws a week | Top prize | Top prize odds | A small wheel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Lotto! | 6 of 44 | $1 | 2 | Jackpot, from $1 million | 1 in 7,059,052 | 10 numbers, 10 tickets, $10 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 8.4 draws |
| Connecticut Cash5 | 5 of 35 | $1 | 7 | $100,000 | 1 in 324,632 | 10 numbers, 17 tickets, $17 a draw; comes into play on 1 in 7.8 draws |
* The smallest wheel that guarantees a three-number match whenever three of the winning numbers are among the ones you mark. Each game's page has bigger and smaller wheels.
Which Connecticut game suits a wheel?
- For a guarantee that comes into play most often: Connecticut Cash5. With 10 of its 35 numbers marked, three winning numbers land among yours on 1 in 7.8 draws, about once a week or more.
- For the longest odds and usually the biggest top prize: Connecticut Lotto!, at 1 in 7,059,052 per line.
Buying tickets in Connecticut
- You can buy them online on the lottery's own website and app, as long as you're in Connecticut.
- To play a wheel in a store, copy each line onto an official playslip, or read your lines to the clerk.
For official rules, results and retailers, visit the Connecticut Lottery. LotteryWheels.com is independent and not part of the Connecticut Lottery.
National games in Connecticut
Other Connecticut Lottery games
The Connecticut Lottery also runs Play3, Play4, Keno and Fast Play. Wheels don't apply to those: they only help with games where you pick several numbers from one pool.