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Weak valueActiveRED HOT CASH · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
RED HOT CASH: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.34 on average.
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#14 of 24 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 6:47 PM
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#14 of 24 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 6:47 PM
RED HOT CASH is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 66.8%, down 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 2 of the original 4 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 45% of the 0.3M printed tickets have been sold.
66.8%
expected return
1 in 3.82
odds of any win
2 of 4
$5K top prizes left
45%
claimed · 123k of 273k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 39,284 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 10,721 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.34 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.23 · 64.7% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $5K
$0.11 · 2.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
39,279 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
45% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
273k
tickets printed
123k
tickets claimed · 45%
150k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
55%
50% of top prizes remain with 55% 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
#14 of 24
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 6:47 PM.
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