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Poor valueActiveHOLIDAY WISHES 1 · $1 · Rhode Island Lottery
HOLIDAY WISHES 1: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.59 on average.
▼ -11.0 pts vs launch#2 of 3 · $1 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
▼ -11.0 pts vs launch#2 of 3 · $1 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
HOLIDAY WISHES 1 is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.0%, down 11.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 5 of the original 49 $250 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 78% of the 0.8M printed tickets have been sold.
59.0%
expected return
1 in 4.54
odds of any win
5 of 49
$250 top prizes left
78%
claimed · 651k of 833k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 40,135 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $1
$2 – $250, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $0.59 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $250
$0.59 · 59.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $250 wins
40,135 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
78% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2025.
833k
tickets printed
651k
tickets claimed · 78%
182k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
10%
Tickets left
22%
10% of top prizes remain with 22% 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 $1 RI peers
#2 of 3
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM.
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