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Poor valueActiveRHODE ISLAND RED · $10 · Rhode Island Lottery
RHODE ISLAND RED: Poor value. A $10 ticket pays back $5.97 on average.
▼ -10.3 pts vs launch#13 of 15 · $10 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
▼ -10.3 pts vs launch#13 of 15 · $10 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
RHODE ISLAND RED is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.7%, down 10.3 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 0 of the original 2 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 94% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
59.7%
expected return
1 in 3.64
odds of any win
0 of 2
$50K top prizes left
94%
claimed · 485k of 517k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 8,903 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $10
$20 – $250, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 6,462 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $5.97 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$5.91 · 59.1% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.06 · 0.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
8,901 winning tickets remain in this range: 99% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
94% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2024.
517k
tickets printed
485k
tickets claimed · 94%
32k
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
6%
0% of top prizes remain with 6% 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
#13 of 15
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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