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Poor valueActiveCASH FRENZY · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
CASH FRENZY: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $2.94 on average.
▼ -9.2 pts vs launch#22 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
▼ -9.2 pts vs launch#22 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
CASH FRENZY is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 58.8%, down 9.2 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 0 of the original 2 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 91% of the 0.8M printed tickets have been sold.
58.8%
expected return
1 in 3.97
odds of any win
0 of 2
$30K top prizes left
91%
claimed · 691k of 761k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 17,941 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, 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 6,426 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.94 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.87 · 57.4% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $30K
$0.07 · 1.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
17,940 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
91% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2023.
761k
tickets printed
691k
tickets claimed · 91%
71k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
0%
Tickets left
9%
0% of top prizes remain with 9% 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
#22 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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