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Poor valueActiveWILD MONEY · $5 · Rhode Island Lottery
WILD MONEY: Poor value. A $5 ticket pays back $1.66 on average.
▼ -34.8 pts vs launch#24 of 24 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:46 PM
▼ -34.8 pts vs launch#24 of 24 · $5 RI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:46 PM
WILD MONEY is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Rhode Island state lottery. Its current expected value is 33.2%, down 34.8 percentage points from the launch value of 68.0%. 0 of the original 2 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 64% of the 0.3M printed tickets have been sold.
33.2%
expected return
1 in 1.00
odds of any win
0 of 2
$5K top prizes left
64%
claimed · 174k of 274k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 99,706 winning tickets still unclaimed.
8 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
92 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
0 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 9,064 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.66 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins - – $500
$1.66 · 33.2% of price
Mid prizes $5K
$0.00 · 0.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
- – $500 wins
99,706 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
64% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Nov 2025.
274k
tickets printed
174k
tickets claimed · 64%
100k
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
36%
0% of top prizes remain with 36% 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
#24 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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