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Average valueActiveMEGA CASH · $10 · Rhode Island Lottery
MEGA CASH: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.22 on average.
▲ +2.1 pts vs launch#2 of 15 · $10 RI games
▲ +2.1 pts vs launch#2 of 15 · $10 RI games
MEGA CASH is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 72.2%, up 2.1 percentage points from the launch value of 70.1%. 2 of the original 2 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 52% of the 0.4M printed tickets have been sold.
72.2%
expected return
1 in 3.80
odds of any win
2 of 2
$50K top prizes left
52%
claimed · 206k of 394k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 49,447 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,384 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.22 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.64 · 66.4% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $50K
$0.58 · 5.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
49,443 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
52% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
394k
tickets printed
206k
tickets claimed · 52%
188k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
48%
100% of top prizes remain with only 48% 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 $10 RI peers
#2 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data.
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