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Weak valueActiveSUPER CROSSWORD · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
SUPER CROSSWORD: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.37 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#9 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#9 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 6:49 AM
SUPER CROSSWORD is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.4%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.4%. 2 of the original 5 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 70% of the 1.8M printed tickets have been sold.
67.4%
expected return
1 in 3.81
odds of any win
2 of 5
$50K top prizes left
70%
claimed · 1.3M of 1.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 139,876 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 19,674 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
$3.16 · 63.3% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $50K
$0.21 · 4.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
139,872 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
70% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2023.
1.8M
tickets printed
1.3M
tickets claimed · 70%
531k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
40%
Tickets left
30%
40% of top prizes remain with only 30% 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 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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