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Weak valueActiveRHODE ISLAND LOTERIA · $3 · Rhode Island Lottery
RHODE ISLAND LOTERIA: Weak value. A $3 ticket pays back $2.02 on average.
▼ -0.7 pts vs launch#1 of 2 · $3 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
▼ -0.7 pts vs launch#1 of 2 · $3 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
RHODE ISLAND LOTERIA is a $3 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.3%, down 0.7 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 1 of the original 2 $20,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 27% of the 1.2M printed tickets have been sold.
67.3%
expected return
1 in 3.88
odds of any win
1 of 2
$20K top prizes left
27%
claimed · 336k of 1.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 228,844 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $3
$5 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $3 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 59,179 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $2.02 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $3 – $500
$2.00 · 66.6% of price
Mid prizes $20K
$0.02 · 0.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$3 – $500 wins
228,843 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
27% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2025.
1.2M
tickets printed
336k
tickets claimed · 27%
888k
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
73%
50% of top prizes remain with 73% 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
#1 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, 12:48 PM.
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