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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 Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
▼ -3.5 pts vs launch#5 of 12 · $2 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
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 49% 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
49%
claimed · 978k of 2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 243,232 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 84,034 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 · 62.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $15K
$0.03 · 1.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $100 wins
243,220 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
49% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2023.
2M
tickets printed
978k
tickets claimed · 49%
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
51%
50% of top prizes remain with 51% 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 Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM.
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