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Weak valueActiveRHODE ISLAND LOTERIA · $2 · Rhode Island Lottery
RHODE ISLAND LOTERIA: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.24 on average.
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#5 of 13 · $2 RI games
▼ -5.0 pts vs launch#5 of 13 · $2 RI games
RHODE ISLAND LOTERIA is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.0%, down 5.0 percentage points from the launch value of 67.0%. 2 of the original 6 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 88% of the 0.7M printed tickets have been sold.
62.0%
expected return
1 in 3.96
odds of any win
2 of 6
$5K top prizes left
88%
claimed · 640k of 725k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 21,332 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $2
$5 – $150, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 28,249 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.24 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.12 · 56.1% of price
Mid prizes $5K
$0.12 · 5.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
21,330 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
88% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2025.
725k
tickets printed
640k
tickets claimed · 88%
85k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
12%
33% of top prizes remain with only 12% 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 $2 RI peers
#5 of 13
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data.
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