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Weak valueActiveTIS THE SEASON · $2 · Rhode Island Lottery
TIS THE SEASON: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.23 on average.
▼ -8.5 pts vs launch#7 of 12 · $2 RI gamesUpdated Jul 21, 2026, 6:47 PM
▼ -8.5 pts vs launch#7 of 12 · $2 RI gamesUpdated Jul 21, 2026, 6:47 PM
TIS THE SEASON is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 61.5%, down 8.5 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 3 of the original 36 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 84% of the 0.5M printed tickets have been sold.
61.5%
expected return
1 in 3.82
odds of any win
3 of 36
$500 top prizes left
84%
claimed · 414k of 495k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 21,370 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $2
$4 – $200, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 27,197 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.23 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.23 · 61.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
21,370 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
84% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2025.
495k
tickets printed
414k
tickets claimed · 84%
82k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
8%
Tickets left
16%
8% of top prizes remain with 16% 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
#7 of 12
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Rhode Island Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 21, 2026, 6:47 PM.
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