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Poor valueActiveRHODE ISLAND LOTERIA · $2 · Rhode Island Lottery
RHODE ISLAND LOTERIA: Poor value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.12 on average.
▼ -11.0 pts vs launch#11 of 12 · $2 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
▼ -11.0 pts vs launch#11 of 12 · $2 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
RHODE ISLAND LOTERIA is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 56.0%, down 11.0 percentage points from the launch value of 67.0%. 0 of the original 3 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 91% of the 0.4M printed tickets have been sold.
56.0%
expected return
1 in 3.96
odds of any win
0 of 3
$5K top prizes left
91%
claimed · 331k of 365k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 8,669 winning tickets still unclaimed.
10 win more than $2
$5 – $150, an actual profit
15 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 17,144 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.12 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.12 · 56.0% of price
Mid prizes $5K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
8,669 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
91% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2024.
365k
tickets printed
331k
tickets claimed · 91%
34k
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
9%
0% of top prizes remain with 9% 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 $2 RI peers
#11 of 12
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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