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Weak valueActive$30,000 SILVER PAYOUT · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
$30,000 SILVER PAYOUT: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.28 on average.
▼ -2.4 pts vs launch#17 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
▼ -2.4 pts vs launch#17 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
$30,000 SILVER PAYOUT is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.6%, down 2.4 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 1 of the original 2 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 83% of the 0.8M printed tickets have been sold.
65.6%
expected return
1 in 3.97
odds of any win
1 of 2
$30K top prizes left
83%
claimed · 636k of 768k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 33,526 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
12 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 7,794 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.28 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.02 · 60.3% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $30K
$0.26 · 5.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
33,524 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
83% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2024.
768k
tickets printed
636k
tickets claimed · 83%
132k
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
17%
50% of top prizes remain with only 17% 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
#17 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM.
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