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Decent valueActive$200,000 GOLDEN PAYOUT · $20 · Rhode Island Lottery
$200,000 GOLDEN PAYOUT: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.82 on average.
▲ +6.1 pts vs launch#2 of 7 · $20 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:47 PM
▲ +6.1 pts vs launch#2 of 7 · $20 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:47 PM
$200,000 GOLDEN PAYOUT is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.1%, up 6.1 percentage points from the launch value of 73.0%. 1 of the original 2 $200,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 79% of the 0.4M printed tickets have been sold.
79.1%
expected return
1 in 3.51
odds of any win
1 of 2
$200K top prizes left
79%
claimed · 289k of 366k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 21,958 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $20
$40 – $400, an actual profit
16 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 604 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.82 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$12.84 · 64.2% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $200K
$2.98 · 14.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
21,951 winning tickets remain in this range: 81% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
79% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2024.
366k
tickets printed
289k
tickets claimed · 79%
77k
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
21%
50% of top prizes remain with only 21% 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 $20 RI peers
#2 of 7
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:47 PM.
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