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Poor valueActiveRHODE ISLAND LOTERIA · $3 · Rhode Island Lottery
RHODE ISLAND LOTERIA: Poor value. A $3 ticket pays back $1.60 on average.
▼ -14.7 pts vs launch#2 of 2 · $3 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:48 AM
▼ -14.7 pts vs launch#2 of 2 · $3 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:48 AM
RHODE ISLAND LOTERIA is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 53.3%, down 14.7 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 0 of the original 2 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 95% of the 1.7M printed tickets have been sold.
53.3%
expected return
1 in 3.88
odds of any win
0 of 2
$20K top prizes left
95%
claimed · 1.6M of 1.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 23,742 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $3
$5 – $200, an actual profit
14 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 45,479 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.60 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$1.60 · 53.3% of price
Mid prizes $20K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
23,742 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, Sep 2022.
1.7M
tickets printed
1.6M
tickets claimed · 95%
91k
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 $3 RI peers
#2 of 2
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
1
RHODE ISLAND LOTERIA
67.3%
2
RHODE ISLAND LOTERIA
53.3%
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 6:48 AM.
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