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Ranked 36th of 75 Tickets in Rhode Island

HIT $40Rhode Island Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Rhode Island Lottery
46
VALUESCORE
Fair
$2Rhode IslandGame #1523GREEN
At a glance

The Rhode Island Lottery sells HIT $40 as a $2 ticket. It pays back about $0.68 per $1 on average, in line with Rhode Island's other $2 games. At a ValueScore of 46/100 (Fair), it is 2nd among the 12 $2 games Rhode Island sells.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.98
Exp. Value
$0.68
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$40
Top Prizes Left
177
Prizes Remaining
71%
ValueScore™
46 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.68
→
AVERAGE
At 36th out of 75 Rhode Island scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→At $0.68 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.
  • At 1 in 3.98, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
  • Prize quality is high: most of the meaningful top and mid-tier prizes remain in play.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated November 7
$40
177 of 248 left
launch odds 1 in 1,381
now ~1 in 1,383
$40
321 of 461 left
launch odds 1 in 743
now ~1 in 763
$40
339 of 502 left
launch odds 1 in 682
now ~1 in 722
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$401 in 1,381248177
71%
$401 in 743461321
70%
$401 in 682502339
68%
$401 in 808424275
65%
$401 in 795431292
68%
$201 in 401855600
70%
$201 in 404849608
72%
$201 in 399858601
70%
$201 in 397864580
67%
$101 in 2001,7131,211
71%
$101 in 2001,7131,214
71%
$101 in 2001,7131,216
71%
$101 in 2001,7131,212
71%
$51 in 1720,55614,621
71%
$41 in 408,5656,136
72%
$41 in 3310,2787,339
71%
$21 in 1034,26024,715
72%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$466,352
Current Prize Pool
$328,905
Payout Percentage
70.5%
Total Prizes Remaining
61,457

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
342,600
Estimated Remaining
244,819
% Remaining
71.5%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is the lottery’s published print run. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since its launch on September 23, 1,889 $40 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 177. The most recent was on November 7.

DateWhat happenedTop prizes left
September 23Launched2,066
October 23437 claimed1,629
November 71,452 claimed177

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 4.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 10 times the average for Rhode Island's $2 games (0.4% a week). By tickets sold, it is the estimated #2 best seller of the 67 Rhode Island tickets we can rank, at about 15,000 tickets a week.

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

46
VALUESCORE
Fair
46
out of 100
Expected Value
8/40
Prize Quality
18/25
Win Frequency
5/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 11/7/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1523
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
9/21/2026
Payout %
68.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
11/7/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.98 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the HIT $40 scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. HIT $40 scores 46/100 (Fair) and is 2nd among the 12 $2 games Rhode Island sells. It pays back about $0.68 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $2 tickets are listed on the Rhode Island rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the HIT $40 scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with HIT $40 are 1 in 3.98. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for HIT $40?
The top prize for HIT $40 is $40. As of our latest update, 177 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in HIT $40?
Based on our latest data, 71% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 61,457 out of 86,003 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
When was HIT $40 released?
HIT $40 was released by the Rhode Island Lottery on September 21, 2026. It has been on sale for about 2 months.

Every $2 ticket in Rhode Island

All 12 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
HOLIDAY BUCKS721 in 3.8270.1%$500 · 41.9%
HIT $40 (this game)461 in 3.9868.1%$40 · 1774.4%
TIS THE SEASON431 in 3.8270.1%$500 · 20.0%
CLASSIC BINGO341 in 3.9267.0%$25K · 10.4%
COUNT UP CASH261 in 5.2158.0%$5K · 21.3%
CROSSWORD! 39251 in 4.1467.0%$15K · 10.4%
SAPPHIRE BLUE 2X171 in 4.2167.1%$5K · 10.4%
LUCKY NUMBERS151 in 4.3263.0%$5K · 00.0%
DOUBLE HEADER151 in 3.8567.1%$5K · 00.0%
RHODE ISLAND LOTERIA (Game #1483)141 in 3.9667.0%$5K · 10.2%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.