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Decent valueActive2 MILLION ROYALE · $50 · Rhode Island Lottery
2 MILLION ROYALE: Decent value. A $50 ticket pays back $39.06 on average.
▲ +2.2 pts vs launch#1 of 1 · $50 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:46 PM
▲ +2.2 pts vs launch#1 of 1 · $50 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:46 PM
2 MILLION ROYALE is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 78.1%, up 2.2 percentage points from the launch value of 75.9%. 1 of the original 2 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 60% of the 0.6M printed tickets have been sold.
78.1%
expected return
1 in 3.31
odds of any win
1 of 2
$1.4M jackpots left
60%
claimed · 362k of 607k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 73,830 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $50
$75 – $250, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 74 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $39.06 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$31.10 · 62.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $100K
$2.23 · 4.5% of price
Jackpots $1.4M+
$5.73 · 11.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
66.7%
Just 1 ticket out of 244k carry the $1.4M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
73,542 winning tickets remain in this range: 80% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
60% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2023.
607k
tickets printed
362k
tickets claimed · 60%
244k
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
40%
50% of top prizes remain with only 40% 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 $50 RI peers
Only $50 game tracked in Rhode Island
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
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2 MILLION ROYALE
78.1%
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:46 PM.
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