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Weak valueActiveSAPPHIRE BLUE 2X · $2 · Rhode Island Lottery
SAPPHIRE BLUE 2X: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.25 on average.
▼ -4.5 pts vs launch#5 of 12 · $2 RI games
▼ -4.5 pts vs launch#5 of 12 · $2 RI games
SAPPHIRE BLUE 2X is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.5%, down 4.5 percentage points from the launch value of 67.0%. 1 of the original 2 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 86% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
62.5%
expected return
1 in 4.21
odds of any win
1 of 2
$5K top prizes left
86%
claimed · 438k of 508k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 16,386 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $2
$4 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 69,472 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.25 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $200
$1.18 · 58.9% of price
Mid prizes $5K
$0.07 · 3.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $200 wins
16,385 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
86% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
508k
tickets printed
438k
tickets claimed · 86%
69k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
14%
50% of top prizes remain with only 14% 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
#5 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data.
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