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Poor valueActive5 HOLIDAY TRADITIONS · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
5 HOLIDAY TRADITIONS: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.86 on average.
▼ -12.8 pts vs launch#24 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
▼ -12.8 pts vs launch#24 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
5 HOLIDAY TRADITIONS is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 57.2%, down 12.8 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 0 of the original 2 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 91% of the 0.6M printed tickets have been sold.
57.2%
expected return
1 in 3.58
odds of any win
0 of 2
$30K top prizes left
91%
claimed · 546k of 603k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 16,045 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 56,656 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.86 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.86 · 57.2% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $30K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
16,045 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
91% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2024.
603k
tickets printed
546k
tickets claimed · 91%
57k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
9%
0% of top prizes remain with 9% 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
#24 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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