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Weak valueActiveWHEEL OF FORTUNE 5 · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
WHEEL OF FORTUNE 5: Weak value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.35 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#12 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#12 of 25 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:48 PM
WHEEL OF FORTUNE 5 is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 67.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 1 of the original 2 $30,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 50% of the 0.6M printed tickets have been sold.
67.0%
expected return
1 in 4.35
odds of any win
1 of 2
$30K top prizes left
50%
claimed · 298k of 597k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 68,768 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,355 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.35 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.25 · 65.0% of price
Mid prizes $30K
$0.10 · 2.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
68,767 winning tickets remain in this range: 97% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
50% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
597k
tickets printed
298k
tickets claimed · 50%
299k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
50%
50% of top prizes remain with 50% 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
#12 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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