Analogy

A case on G4Skins, first seen 2 Nov 2026. Every value is G4Skins's own item price.

Price
$4.00
Advertised RTP
85.79%
EV $3.43 from 20 items
Observed RTP, 30d
86.75%
7,556 openings, odds method
Variance
0.6×
of price², per opening
Tail share
25.0%
of openings carry half the EV
Below price
65.0%
of openings return less than the price

Advertised vs observedper window, 95% band and the advertised marker

observed, 95% bandadvertisedoutside bandsmall sample
24 hours
84.99%±4.95979 openings
7 days
86.74%±1.956,320 openings
30 days
86.75%±1.787,556 openings
since tracking started
86.75%±1.787,556 openings
79.5%85.0%90.5%

Windowsthe test per window

WindowOpeningsObservedDev.Method
24h97984.99%±4.95−0.3σodds
7d6,32086.74%±1.95+1.0σodds
30d7,55686.75%±1.78+1.1σodds
All7,55686.75%±1.78+1.1σodds
Enough sample: 100 openings and 5 expected rare hits (odds method) or 1,000 openings (sample method).

Items, odds and values20 items · odds sum to 1 · observed counts over 7,568 openings, 30 days

Share of the expected value, most valuable first; colour is the item's rarity.
ItemOddsValueEV shareObservedExpectedHot / cold
M4A1-S | Fizzy POP (Factory New)weapon · Rare1 in 20$11.0716.1%376378.40.99×
MP7 | Impire (Factory New)weapon · restricted1 in 20$7.7911.4%377378.41.00×
FAMAS | Rapid Eye Movement (Field-Tested)weapon · pink1 in 20$7.3410.7%409378.41.08×
FAMAS | Rapid Eye Movement (Well-Worn)weapon · pink1 in 20$7.1310.4%372378.40.98×
AWP | POP AWP (Field-Tested)weapon · #8847ff1 in 20$6.819.9%354378.40.94×
M4A4 | Spider Lily (Well-Worn)weapon · restricted1 in 20$6.489.4%412378.41.09×
MP9 | Food Chain (Field-Tested)weapon · classified1 in 20$4.276.2%383378.41.01×
AK-47 | Slate (Battle-Scarred)weapon · restricted1 in 20$3.765.5%383378.41.01×
AK-47 | Elite Build (Minimal Wear)weapon · milspec1 in 20$3.314.8%406378.41.07×
AWP | Phobos (Minimal Wear)weapon · #8847ff1 in 20$2.713.9%373378.40.99×
AK-47 | Elite Build (Field-Tested)weapon · Rare1 in 20$2.083.0%380378.41.00×
P250 | Nevermore (Field-Tested)weapon · restricted1 in 20$1.021.5%364378.40.96×
Glock-18 | Bunsen Burner (Field-Tested)weapon · mil spec1 in 20$0.921.3%402378.41.06×
SSG 08 | Fever Dream (Field-Tested)weapon · #8847ff1 in 20$0.891.3%363378.40.96×
SG 553 | Darkwing (Well-Worn)weapon · violet1 in 20$0.691.0%367378.40.97×
M4A4 | Converter (Field-Tested)weapon · Rare1 in 20$0.681.0%369378.40.98×
USP-S | Flashback (Field-Tested)weapon · restricted1 in 20$0.650.9%381378.41.01×
Negev | Terrain (Minimal Wear)weapon · mil spec1 in 20$0.470.7%357378.40.94×
R8 Revolver | Crimson Web (Well-Worn)weapon · mil spec1 in 20$0.340.5%380378.41.00×
XM1014 | Oxide Blaze (Well-Worn)weapon · #4b69ff1 in 20$0.220.3%360378.40.95×
Values are G4Skins's own item prices; EV share = odds × value ÷ EV. Hot / cold compares observed drops of each item with odds × openings; small expected counts are left blank. Odds read from g4skins:feed/cases/390, 11 Nov, 11:37 UTC.

Observed RTP over timedaily, 30 days

Observed RTP, dailyAdvertised 85.79%

Catalog changesprice, advertised RTP and contents, per capture

CapturedPriceAdvertisedItems
2 Nov, 21:50 UTC$4.0085.79%20
Each opening is tested against the capture in force when it happened; a price or odds change starts a new one.

listedRare 15.0%restricted 25.0%pink 10.0%#8847ff 15.0%classified 5.0%milspec 5.0%mil spec 15.0%violet 5.0%#4b69ff 5.0%best hit —