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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 $3.25 on average.
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#17 of 24 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:47 PM
▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#17 of 24 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:47 PM
$30,000 SILVER PAYOUT is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 65.0%, down 3.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 1 of the original 2 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 86% of the 0.8M printed tickets have been sold.
65.0%
expected return
1 in 3.97
odds of any win
1 of 2
$30K top prizes left
86%
claimed · 664k of 768k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 26,387 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
12 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 10,415 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.25 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.92 · 58.3% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $30K
$0.33 · 6.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
26,385 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
86% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2024.
768k
tickets printed
664k
tickets claimed · 86%
104k
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
14%
50% of top prizes remain with only 14% 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 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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