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Average valueActiveTHUNDER STRUCK · $10 · Rhode Island Lottery
THUNDER STRUCK: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $6.92 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#8 of 15 · $10 RI games
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#8 of 15 · $10 RI games
THUNDER STRUCK is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.2%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.2%. 1 of the original 2 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 42% of the 0.2M printed tickets have been sold.
69.2%
expected return
1 in 3.77
odds of any win
1 of 2
$50K top prizes left
42%
claimed · 103k of 244k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 37,327 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $10
$20 – $250, an actual profit
11 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 3,353 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $6.92 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.56 · 65.6% of price
Mid prizes $50K
$0.36 · 3.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
37,326 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
42% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
244k
tickets printed
103k
tickets claimed · 42%
141k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
58%
50% of top prizes remain with 58% 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
#8 of 15
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data.
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