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Weak valueActiveSUPER CROSSWORD · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
SUPER CROSSWORD: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.37 on average.
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#9 of 24 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:46 PM
▼ -1.2 pts vs launch#9 of 24 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:46 PM
SUPER CROSSWORD is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.4%, down 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 68.6%. 3 of the original 7 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 56% of the 2.3M printed tickets have been sold.
67.4%
expected return
1 in 3.81
odds of any win
3 of 7
$50K top prizes left
56%
claimed · 1.3M of 2.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 273,377 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 21,651 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.37 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.21 · 64.2% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $50K
$0.16 · 3.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
273,371 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
56% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2023.
2.3M
tickets printed
1.3M
tickets claimed · 56%
1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
43%
Tickets left
44%
43% of top prizes remain with 44% 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
#9 of 24
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:46 PM.
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