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Strong valueActive$200,000 GOLDEN PAYOUT · $20 · Rhode Island Lottery
$200,000 GOLDEN PAYOUT: Strong value. A $20 ticket pays back $16.16 on average.
▲ +7.8 pts vs launch#1 of 7 · $20 RI games
▲ +7.8 pts vs launch#1 of 7 · $20 RI games
$200,000 GOLDEN PAYOUT is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 80.8%, up 7.8 percentage points from the launch value of 73.0%. 1 of the original 2 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 82% of the 0.4M printed tickets have been sold.
80.8%
expected return
1 in 3.51
odds of any win
1 of 2
$200K top prizes left
82%
claimed · 299k of 366k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 19,159 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $20
$40 – $400, an actual profit
16 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 625 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $16.16 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$12.77 · 63.8% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $200K
$3.39 · 17.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
19,153 winning tickets remain in this range: 79% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
82% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2024.
366k
tickets printed
299k
tickets claimed · 82%
67k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
18%
50% of top prizes remain with only 18% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Rhode Island Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $20 RI peers
#1 of 7
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data.
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