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Weak valueActive24 KARAT LINKED WINS · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
24 KARAT LINKED WINS: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.34 on average.
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#14 of 24 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:47 PM
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#14 of 24 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:47 PM
24 KARAT LINKED WINS is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.8%, down 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 1 of the original 4 $10,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 82% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
66.8%
expected return
1 in 4.08
odds of any win
1 of 4
$10K top prizes left
82%
claimed · 400k of 489k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 21,731 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
8 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 11,132 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.34 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.16 · 63.2% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $10K
$0.18 · 3.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
21,727 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% 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, Mar 2025.
489k
tickets printed
400k
tickets claimed · 82%
89k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
18%
25% 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
#14 of 24
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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