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Poor valueActiveRHODE ISLAND CASH · $10 · Rhode Island Lottery
RHODE ISLAND CASH: Poor value. A $10 ticket pays back $5.43 on average.
▼ -15.7 pts vs launch#15 of 15 · $10 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
▼ -15.7 pts vs launch#15 of 15 · $10 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
RHODE ISLAND CASH is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 54.3%, down 15.7 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 0 of the original 2 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 95% of the 0.4M printed tickets have been sold.
54.3%
expected return
1 in 3.80
odds of any win
0 of 2
$50K top prizes left
95%
claimed · 375k of 395k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 5,080 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 9,883 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $5.43 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$5.43 · 54.3% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $50K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
5,080 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
95% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2024.
395k
tickets printed
375k
tickets claimed · 95%
20k
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
5%
0% of top prizes remain with 5% 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 $10 RI peers
#15 of 15
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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