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Weak valueActive$50 or $100 · $10 · Rhode Island Lottery
$50 or $100: Weak value. A $10 ticket pays back $6.29 on average.
▼ -7.1 pts vs launch#11 of 15 · $10 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:47 PM
▼ -7.1 pts vs launch#11 of 15 · $10 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:47 PM
$50 or $100 is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.9%, down 7.1 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 133 of the original 13,028 $100 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 98% of the 0.4M printed tickets have been sold.
62.9%
expected return
1 in 9.38
odds of any win
133 of 13,028
$100 top prizes left
98%
claimed · 384k of 391k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 736 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $10
$50 or $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
89 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $6.29 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $100
$6.29 · 62.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $100 wins
736 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
98% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2024.
391k
tickets printed
384k
tickets claimed · 98%
7k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
1%
Tickets left
2%
1% of top prizes remain with 2% 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 $10 RI peers
#11 of 15
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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