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Average valueActiveEMERALD GREEN 5X · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
EMERALD GREEN 5X: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.41 on average.
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#6 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:47 PM
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#6 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:47 PM
EMERALD GREEN 5X is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.2%, up 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 2 of the original 3 $25,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 33% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
68.2%
expected return
1 in 3.97
odds of any win
2 of 3
$25K top prizes left
33%
claimed · 182k of 549k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 92,367 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 8,337 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.41 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.18 · 63.6% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $25K
$0.23 · 4.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
92,358 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
33% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
549k
tickets printed
182k
tickets claimed · 33%
367k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
67%
67% of top prizes remain with 67% 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
#6 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:47 PM.
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