Cash 5
Latest draw · Saturday, July 4, 2026
Cash 5 rules
- The legal age of playing Cash5 is 18 years.
- Players are responsible for the details filled in their playslip. Neither the lottery authorities nor the retailers are responsible for any inaccuracy in their ticket.
- Players can claim their winnings within a period of 180 calendar days from the date of the drawing, else their winnings will be fortified.
- The lottery games are strictly subjected to Connecticut State Laws and CT Lottery Statutes.
- Winners can claim their prizes by only presenting their tickets and not the playslip.
- You can win the jackpot by matching your Cash5 numbers to the winning numbers in any order.
- If there is more than one jackpot winner, the prize amount will be distributed equally among all the jackpot winners (pari-mutuel).
- All Cash5 prizes shall be paid as lump-sum cash payment only.
- The pari-mutuel payments for first, second, and third prizes pools will be rounded off to the nearest dollar amount.
- Prizes above $5,000 are liable to Federal and State tax deductions of 24% and 6.99% respectively.
History
The Connecticut lottery was created in 1971 and is committed to a variety of corporate initiatives. The CT Lottery aims in raising revenue in an entrepreneurial manner for the State of Connecticut, completely consistent with the highest standards of good public policy and social responsibility, by offering products to their players that are fun and entertaining, and by ensuring the public’s trust through integrity and honesty. For CT Lottery, Cash5 debuted in 1992, and since then has become the most played game by offering its players increased chances of winning every day. The game offers you a maximum jackpot of $10,000 with a game add-on option, KICKER that increases your chances of winning along with Advance Action plays that lets you play 26 consecutive drawings.
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Did you know?
- Game type: Daily Draw Game
- Game Format: 5/35
- Game availability: Exclusively available in Connecticut only
- Game draw days and time: Every day at 10:29 p.m.
- Minimum jackpot amount: Jackpot depends on the sale of the tickets
- Minimum cash prize: $2
- Minimum age to play: 18
- Jackpot odds:1 in 324,632
- Game add-on option: KICKER
- Ticket cost: $1 per play
- Jackpot payment options: Lump-sum
- Lottery operator: Connecticut Lottery