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Weak valueActiveSTRIKE IT RICH · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
STRIKE IT RICH: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.11 on average.
▼ -5.8 pts vs launch#21 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
▼ -5.8 pts vs launch#21 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
STRIKE IT RICH is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.2%, down 5.8 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 0 of the original 2 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 85% of the 0.6M printed tickets have been sold.
62.2%
expected return
1 in 3.96
odds of any win
0 of 2
$30K top prizes left
85%
claimed · 512k of 600k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 22,190 winning tickets still unclaimed.
13 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 5,847 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.11 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$2.94 · 58.8% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $30K
$0.17 · 3.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
22,184 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
85% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2024.
600k
tickets printed
512k
tickets claimed · 85%
88k
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
15%
0% of top prizes remain with 15% 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 $5 RI peers
#21 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM.
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