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Ranked 22nd of 75 Tickets in Rhode Island

RI 250Rhode Island Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Rhode Island Lottery
60
VALUESCORE
Good
$5Rhode IslandGame #1502GREEN
At a glance

RI 250 is one of the Rhode Island Lottery's $5 games. On average it pays back about $0.75 per $1, $0.07 more than the median $5 game in Rhode Island. Only 13% of its prizes are still unclaimed.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.67
Exp. Value
$0.75
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$17,760
Top Prizes Left
0
Prizes Remaining
13%
ValueScore™
60 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.75
→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #22 of the 75 active games we track in Rhode Island.
Why
→Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • Low inventory: most of this game's prizes have already been claimed.
  • You win something fairly often here, about 27% per ticket (1 in 3.67).

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$17,760
0 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 188K
All claimed
$1,776
2 of 13 left
launch odds 1 in 43K
now ~1 in 38K
$250
3 of 22 left
launch odds 1 in 26K
now ~1 in 25K
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
$17,7601 in 188,43330Claimed
$1,7761 in 43,485132
15%
$2501 in 25,695223
14%
$2501 in 13,147439
21%
$2501 in 25,695224
18%
$2501 in 31,406184
22%
$2501 in 13,460426
14%
$2501 in 5,48810311
11%
$1001 in 2,50122624
11%
$1001 in 1,19847255
12%
$1001 in 1,16848447
10%
$1001 in 1,17348253
11%
$1001 in 2,35524030
13%
$1001 in 2,31724421
9%
$501 in 1,10251360
12%
$501 in 3971,423160
11%
$501 in 3971,423169
12%
$501 in 3981,422170
12%
$501 in 3991,416167
12%
$251 in 1334,244573
14%
$251 in 1005,679688
12%
$251 in 807,036810
12%
$251 in 1005,653666
12%
$101 in 2919,7582,786
14%
$101 in 1536,7724,517
12%
$51 in 966,4439,701
15%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$2,126,333
Current Prize Pool
$262,062
Payout Percentage
12.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
20,736

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
565,300
Estimated Remaining
76,021
% Remaining
13.4%
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

The last $17,760 top prize was reported claimed on October 1. 2 were left on March 6, when our records for it began.

20
2
1
0
March 6October 19
  • October 1, 20261 claimed · 0 left
  • May 9, 20261 claimed · 1 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.6% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, close to the average for Rhode Island's $5 games (0.6% 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

60
VALUESCORE
Good
60
out of 100
Expected Value
37/40
Prize Quality
3/25
Win Frequency
15/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1502
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
1/3/2026
Payout %
75.2%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.67 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the RI 250 scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. RI 250 scores 60/100 (Good) and is 4th of Rhode Island's 27 $5 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.75 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the RI 250 scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with RI 250 are 1 in 3.67. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for RI 250?
The top prize for RI 250 is $17,760. All top prizes have already been claimed. This game no longer has a top prize available, so you may want to consider a different game.
How many prizes are left in RI 250?
Based on our latest data, 13% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 20,736 out of 154,196 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $5 ticket in Rhode Island

All 27 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
HOLIDAY WISHES871 in 3.4970.1%$1K · 3-
GHOSTBUSTERS JUMANJI691 in 3.8470.1%$25K · 32.7%
ACES HIGH601 in 3.8768.5%$30K · 21.2%
RI 250 (this game)601 in 3.6775.2%$18K · 00.6%
HOLIDAY WINNINGS571 in 3.4970.1%$1K · 10.0%
50X THE MONEY491 in 3.7968.1%$40K · 30.3%
SUPER CROSSWORD491 in 3.8168.7%$50K · 30.3%
PATRIOTS471 in 4.0168.0%$50K · 21.4%
5 HOLIDAY TRADITIONS471 in 3.5870.1%$30K · 00.0%
10 YEARS OF CASH451 in 3.8468.0%$85K · 10.4%

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.