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Weak valueActiveOCEAN STATE RICHES · $30 · Rhode Island Lottery
OCEAN STATE RICHES: Weak value. A $30 ticket pays back $20.33 on average.
▼ -7.2 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $30 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
▼ -7.2 pts vs launch#4 of 4 · $30 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
OCEAN STATE RICHES is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.8%, down 7.2 percentage points from the launch value of 75.0%. 0 of the original 2 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 86% of the 0.6M printed tickets have been sold.
67.8%
expected return
1 in 3.57
odds of any win
0 of 2
$500K top prizes left
86%
claimed · 516k of 599k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 23,258 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $30
$50 or $100 or $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 136 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $20.33 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$19.57 · 65.2% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $500K
$0.76 · 2.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
23,254 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
86% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2022.
599k
tickets printed
516k
tickets claimed · 86%
84k
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
14%
0% of top prizes remain with 14% 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 $30 RI peers
#4 of 4
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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