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Weak valueActiveLUCKY NUMBERS · $2 · Rhode Island Lottery
LUCKY NUMBERS: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.21 on average.
▼ -2.5 pts vs launch#8 of 12 · $2 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:47 PM
▼ -2.5 pts vs launch#8 of 12 · $2 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:47 PM
LUCKY NUMBERS is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 60.5%, down 2.5 percentage points from the launch value of 63.0%. 0 of the original 2 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 69% of the 0.6M printed tickets have been sold.
60.5%
expected return
1 in 4.32
odds of any win
0 of 2
$5K top prizes left
69%
claimed · 408k of 591k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 42,524 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $2
$4 – $200, an actual profit
8 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Value map
Where the $1.21 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $200
$1.21 · 60.5% of price
Mid prizes $5K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $200 wins
42,524 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
69% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2023.
591k
tickets printed
408k
tickets claimed · 69%
183k
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
31%
0% of top prizes remain with 31% 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
#8 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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