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Poor valueActiveDOUBLE HEADER · $2 · Rhode Island Lottery
DOUBLE HEADER: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.17 on average.
▼ -8.5 pts vs launch#9 of 12 · $2 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:47 PM
▼ -8.5 pts vs launch#9 of 12 · $2 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:47 PM
DOUBLE HEADER is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 58.5%, down 8.5 percentage points from the launch value of 67.0%. 0 of the original 2 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 90% of the 1.0M printed tickets have been sold.
58.5%
expected return
1 in 3.85
odds of any win
0 of 2
$5K top prizes left
90%
claimed · 919k of 1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 26,623 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $2
$4 – $200, an actual profit
11 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 51,724 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.17 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $200
$1.13 · 56.6% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $5K
$0.04 · 1.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $200 wins
26,621 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
90% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2024.
1M
tickets printed
919k
tickets claimed · 90%
103k
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
10%
0% of top prizes remain with 10% 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
#9 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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