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Weak valueActiveTHE THREE STOOGES · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
THE THREE STOOGES: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.13 on average.
▼ -6.0 pts vs launch#20 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
▼ -6.0 pts vs launch#20 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
THE THREE STOOGES is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.6%, down 6.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.6%. 0 of the original 3 $25,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 87% of the 0.6M printed tickets have been sold.
62.6%
expected return
1 in 3.84
odds of any win
0 of 3
$25K top prizes left
87%
claimed · 505k of 583k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 20,350 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
11 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 12,951 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.13 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.13 · 62.6% of price
Mid prizes $25K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
20,350 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
87% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2024.
583k
tickets printed
505k
tickets claimed · 87%
78k
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
13%
0% of top prizes remain with 13% 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
#20 of 25
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM.
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