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Weak valueActiveSAPPHIRE BLUE 2X · $2 · Rhode Island Lottery
SAPPHIRE BLUE 2X: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.29 on average.
▼ -2.5 pts vs launch#3 of 12 · $2 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 6:47 PM
▼ -2.5 pts vs launch#3 of 12 · $2 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 6:47 PM
SAPPHIRE BLUE 2X is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 64.5%, down 2.5 percentage points from the launch value of 67.0%. 1 of the original 2 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 76% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
64.5%
expected return
1 in 4.21
odds of any win
1 of 2
$5K top prizes left
76%
claimed · 388k of 508k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 28,253 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $2
$4 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 119,432 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.29 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $200
$1.25 · 62.4% of price
Mid prizes $5K
$0.04 · 2.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $200 wins
28,252 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
76% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
508k
tickets printed
388k
tickets claimed · 76%
119k
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
24%
50% of top prizes remain with only 24% 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
#3 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 6:47 PM.
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