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Weak valueActiveCLASSIC BINGO · $2 · Rhode Island Lottery
CLASSIC BINGO: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.32 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 12 · $2 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:47 PM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#2 of 12 · $2 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:47 PM
CLASSIC BINGO is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 67.0%. 1 of the original 2 $25,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 45% of the 2.0M printed tickets have been sold.
66.0%
expected return
1 in 3.92
odds of any win
1 of 2
$25K top prizes left
45%
claimed · 914k of 2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 288,721 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $2
$5 – $210, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 80,903 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.32 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.30 · 64.9% of price
Mid prizes $25K
$0.02 · 1.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
288,720 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
45% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2024.
2M
tickets printed
914k
tickets claimed · 45%
1.1M
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
55%
50% of top prizes remain with 55% 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 $2 RI peers
#2 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:47 PM.
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