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Average valueActiveRED HOT CASH · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
RED HOT CASH: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.40 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#6 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#6 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
RED HOT CASH is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 4 of the original 4 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 26% of the 0.3M printed tickets have been sold.
68.0%
expected return
1 in 3.82
odds of any win
4 of 4
$5K top prizes left
26%
claimed · 72k of 273k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 52,651 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 9,143 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.40 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.26 · 65.2% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $5K
$0.14 · 2.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
52,643 winning tickets remain in this range: 96% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
26% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
273k
tickets printed
72k
tickets claimed · 26%
201k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
74%
100% of top prizes remain with only 74% 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 $5 RI peers
#6 of 25
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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