The CT Lottery handed out at least seven prizes worth $10,000 or more between Aug. 3 and Aug. 6, 2026, spanning towns from East Hartford to Milford, according to Patch's weekly roundup of Connecticut Lottery winners. The payouts come as the state lottery adjusts to a significant policy shift: as of Oct. 1, 2025, the CT Lottery no longer publishes winners' names without their written consent, a change made under Sec. 3(d) of Public Act 25-112.
The recent haul of winners illustrates how spread out CT Lottery luck can be. A ticket cashed Aug. 6 by an East Hartford player who bought a 10X Cash 18th Edition scratch ticket at Uptown Wine & Liquor Store in Meriden brought in $10,000. Two days earlier, a Thomaston resident took home $50,000 after buying a $500,000 Cashword 2nd Edition ticket at Thomaston Citgo. That same day, a Prospect player won $20,000 playing 20X Cash 10th Edition at Bethany Mart in Bethany, while a Fairfield resident won $10,000 on a 10X Cash 18th Edition ticket bought at Village Market Inc. in Wilton.
On Aug. 3, a Hartford player cashed in a $50,000 Powerball prize on a ticket purchased at Talsal LLC in Hartford. The same day brought two more 10X Cash 18th Edition wins of $10,000 apiece: one to a Milford resident who bought the ticket at a store on Plains Road in Milford, and another to a player from Little River, South Carolina, whose winning ticket was sold at Fas Mart #302 in Newington — a reminder that Connecticut's lottery draws players from well beyond state lines.
Under the CT Lottery's old system, the names of anyone who cashed a ticket worth $10,000 or more were treated as public record. That later evolved into an opt-in anonymity program, then a middle-ground approach that listed only a winner's first name and last initial while still allowing full anonymity for those who requested it. Now, under the rule that took effect this fall, the lottery defaults to full anonymity unless a winner explicitly consents to being named, a move officials have said is meant to protect winners from scams and unwanted attention, according to Patch.
While Connecticut's own draw games and scratch tickets have quietly paid out six-figure sums to local players, the national Powerball jackpot has ballooned into one of the largest prizes in the game's history. According to CNN, the jackpot climbed to an estimated $975 million after no one matched all the numbers in Monday night's drawing, pushing the prize into the eighth-largest in Powerball history. The winning numbers that night were 6, 37, 54, 55, 64, with a red Powerball of 10 and a Power Play multiplier of 3.
CNN reported that while nobody won the estimated $905 million jackpot in that drawing, several players still walked away with substantial prizes. A ticket sold in Tennessee matched all five white balls and, with the Power Play option, was worth $2 million. Two additional tickets, sold in California and Maryland, each matched the five white numbers to win $1 million. Monday's drawing marked the 43rd consecutive draw without a jackpot winner, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs the game.
The next chance to claim the jackpot came in Wednesday's drawing, with the prize set at $975 million. A winner choosing the annuity option would receive an estimated $929 million paid out over 30 years, while a lump-sum payment was estimated at $402.4 million, per CNN. The drought stretches back more than three months: the last jackpot win came on May 2, when two players in Florida and Texas split a $20 million prize. CNN noted the current run makes this the largest Powerball jackpot since a $1.8 billion prize was won in Arkansas last Christmas Eve. The odds of hitting the Powerball jackpot remain long at roughly 1 in 292.2 million, though the odds of winning some cash prize are considerably better, at about 1 in 24.9.
Connecticut players have plenty of ways to chase both in-state and national jackpots. Besides Powerball, the CT Lottery offers CT Lotto, Millionaire for Life, Cash 5, Mega Millions, and twice-daily Play3 and Play4 games with a Wild Ball option, according to the Norwich Bulletin's rundown of results. For the drawing held Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, Cash 5 numbers came up 08-10-13-19-28. The Play3 day drawing produced 8-3-3 with a Wild Ball of 1, while the night drawing brought 4-2-6 with a Wild Ball of 8. Play4 day numbers were 0-6-8-9 with a Wild Ball of 4, and the night numbers were 4-7-4-4 with a Wild Ball of 0. Millionaire for Life numbers that day were 08-22-31-57-58, with a bonus number of 03.
For Connecticut residents wondering how to claim a prize, the process depends on the amount won. Prizes up to $599 can be claimed at any authorized CT Lottery retailer without extra paperwork, or by mail. Prizes between $600 and $5,000 can be claimed by mail or in person at a CT Lottery High-Tier Claim Center or lottery headquarters. Prizes ranging from $5,001 to $49,999 must be claimed in person at Connecticut Lottery headquarters or sent by mail, and any prize over $50,000 must be claimed in person at headquarters in Wallingford. Winners are required to bring a government-issued photo ID along with their Social Security card, according to the Norwich Bulletin.
Drawing schedules also vary by game. Powerball draws happen at 10:59 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, while Mega Millions is drawn at 11 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. Lucky for Life is drawn nightly at 10:30 p.m., Lotto at 10:38 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays, and Cash 5 nightly at 10:29 p.m. Play3 and Play4 each have day drawings at 1:57 p.m. and night drawings at 10:29 p.m., while Millionaire for Life is drawn nightly at 11:15 p.m.
Between the steady drip of $10,000-plus scratch and draw wins across Connecticut towns and the headline-grabbing, near-billion-dollar Powerball jackpot, lottery players in the state have no shortage of games to watch — even as fewer winners' names may ever become public under the state's new privacy rule.
