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Weak valueActiveCASH BLAST · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
CASH BLAST: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.36 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#10 of 24 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 6:47 PM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#10 of 24 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 6:47 PM
CASH BLAST 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%. 1 of the original 2 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 30% of the 0.6M printed tickets have been sold.
67.2%
expected return
1 in 4.88
odds of any win
1 of 2
$30K top prizes left
30%
claimed · 181k of 604k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 86,666 winning tickets still unclaimed.
20 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
80 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 21,150 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 $10 – $500
$3.28 · 65.6% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $30K
$0.08 · 1.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
86,662 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
30% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
604k
tickets printed
181k
tickets claimed · 30%
423k
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
70%
50% of top prizes remain with 70% 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
#10 of 24
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 6:47 PM.
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