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Weak valueActiveCROSSWORD! 39 · $2 · Rhode Island Lottery
CROSSWORD! 39: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.27 on average.
▼ -3.5 pts vs launch#5 of 12 · $2 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:47 PM
▼ -3.5 pts vs launch#5 of 12 · $2 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:47 PM
CROSSWORD! 39 is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 63.5%, down 3.5 percentage points from the launch value of 67.0%. 1 of the original 2 $15,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 52% of the 2.0M printed tickets have been sold.
63.5%
expected return
1 in 4.14
odds of any win
1 of 2
$15K top prizes left
52%
claimed · 1M of 2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 229,433 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
13 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 79,273 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.27 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $100
$1.24 · 62.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $15K
$0.03 · 1.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
229,421 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
52% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2023.
2M
tickets printed
1M
tickets claimed · 52%
951k
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
48%
50% of top prizes remain with only 48% 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
#5 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:47 PM.
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