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Weak valueActiveCASH MONEY · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
CASH MONEY: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.09 on average.
▼ -6.4 pts vs launch#21 of 25 · $5 RI games
▼ -6.4 pts vs launch#21 of 25 · $5 RI games
CASH MONEY is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.8%, down 6.4 percentage points from the launch value of 68.2%. 0 of the original 2 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 89% of the 0.6M printed tickets have been sold.
61.8%
expected return
1 in 4.88
odds of any win
0 of 2
$30K top prizes left
89%
claimed · 520k of 583k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 12,880 winning tickets still unclaimed.
20 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
80 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 31,624 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.09 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$3.09 · 61.8% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
12,880 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
89% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2025.
583k
tickets printed
520k
tickets claimed · 89%
63k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
11%
0% of top prizes remain with 11% 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 $5 RI peers
#21 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data.
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