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Weak valueActive50X THE MONEY · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
50X THE MONEY: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.36 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#11 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#11 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
50X THE MONEY is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.2%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 3 of the original 6 $40,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 49% of the 4.5M printed tickets have been sold.
67.2%
expected return
1 in 3.79
odds of any win
3 of 6
$40K top prizes left
49%
claimed · 2.2M of 4.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 610,037 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
13 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 9,307 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.36 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.30 · 65.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $40K
$0.06 · 1.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
610,005 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
49% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2023.
4.5M
tickets printed
2.2M
tickets claimed · 49%
2.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
51%
50% of top prizes remain with 51% 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
#11 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM.
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