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Average valueActive10 YEARS OF CASH · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
10 YEARS OF CASH: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.48 on average.
▲ +1.6 pts vs launch#2 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
▲ +1.6 pts vs launch#2 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
10 YEARS OF CASH is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.6%, up 1.6 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 1 of the original 2 $85,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 82% of the 1.4M printed tickets have been sold.
69.6%
expected return
1 in 3.84
odds of any win
1 of 2
$85K top prizes left
82%
claimed · 1.1M of 1.4M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 65,300 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $100, 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 10,431 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.48 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.10 · 62.0% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $85K
$0.38 · 7.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
65,297 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
82% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2023.
1.4M
tickets printed
1.1M
tickets claimed · 82%
250k
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
18%
50% of top prizes remain with only 18% 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
#2 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM.
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