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Weak valueActiveBASEBALL · $1 · Rhode Island Lottery
BASEBALL: Weak value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.64 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#1 of 3 · $1 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#1 of 3 · $1 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
BASEBALL is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 64.0%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 66.0%. 5 of the original 10 $2,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 54% of the 5.9M printed tickets have been sold.
64.0%
expected return
1 in 4.62
odds of any win
5 of 10
$2K top prizes left
54%
claimed · 3.2M of 5.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 589,002 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 543,766 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.64 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $100
$0.64 · 63.6% of price
Mid prizes $2K
$0.00 · 0.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $100 wins
588,997 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
54% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2024.
5.9M
tickets printed
3.2M
tickets claimed · 54%
2.7M
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
46%
50% of top prizes remain with only 46% 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 $1 RI peers
#1 of 3
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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