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Weak valueActiveRED HOT CASH · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
RED HOT CASH: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.36 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#11 of 25 · $5 RI games
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#11 of 25 · $5 RI games
RED HOT CASH is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.2%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 2 of the original 4 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 55% of the 0.3M printed tickets have been sold.
67.2%
expected return
1 in 3.82
odds of any win
2 of 4
$5K top prizes left
55%
claimed · 150k of 273k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 32,391 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 10,313 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.36 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.23 · 64.6% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $5K
$0.13 · 2.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
32,386 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
55% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
273k
tickets printed
150k
tickets claimed · 55%
124k
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
45%
50% of top prizes remain with only 45% 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
#11 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data.
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