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Weak valueActiveBOSTON CELTICS · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
BOSTON CELTICS: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.33 on average.
▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#14 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#14 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
BOSTON CELTICS is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.6%, down 1.4 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 1 of the original 2 $35,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 47% of the 0.8M printed tickets have been sold.
66.6%
expected return
1 in 3.96
odds of any win
1 of 2
$35K top prizes left
47%
claimed · 356k of 758k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 101,389 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $300, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 50,171 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.33 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $300
$3.23 · 64.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $35K
$0.10 · 2.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $300 wins
101,381 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
47% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
758k
tickets printed
356k
tickets claimed · 47%
401k
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
53%
50% of top prizes remain with 53% 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
#14 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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