What is the expected value of BASEBALL?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of BASEBALL is 63.0%, meaning the average ticket returns about $0.63 in prizes against its $1 cost.

No, BASEBALL is still active and being sold by the Rhode Island state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

BASEBALL ($1) - Odds & Remaining Prizes

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ActiveBASEBALL · $1 · Rhode Island Lottery

▼ -3.0 pts vs launch#1 of 3 · $1 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:46 PM

BASEBALL is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 63.0%, down 3.0 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 4 of the original 10 $2,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 59% of the 5.9M printed tickets have been sold.

63.0%

expected return

1 in 4.62

odds of any win

4 of 10

$2K top prizes left

59%

claimed · 3.5M of 5.9M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 525,318 winning tickets still unclaimed.

11 win more than $1

$2 – $100, an actual profit

10 win their money back

a $1 prize, so you break even

79 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 606,153 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $0.63 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $1 – $100

$0.63 · 62.7% of price

Mid prizes $2K

$0.00 · 0.3% of price

Most of the value pays out as

$1 – $100 wins

525,314 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

59% of the print run claimed

Counting every ticket since launch, May 2024.

5.9M

tickets printed

3.5M

tickets claimed · 59%

2.4M

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.

Jackpots left

40%

Tickets left

41%

40% of top prizes remain with 41% of tickets left to claim them.

Where to buy

Rhode Island Lottery

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Rank vs $1 RI peers

#1 of 3

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

BASEBALL

63.0%

Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:46 PM.

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BASEBALL: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.63 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $0.63 comes from

59% of the print run claimed