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Ranked 42nd of 75 Tickets in Rhode Island

TIS THE SEASONRhode Island Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Rhode Island Lottery
44
VALUESCORE
Fair
$2Rhode IslandGame #1479GREEN
At a glance

The Rhode Island Lottery sells TIS THE SEASON as a $2 ticket. By our estimate the $500 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 38,999 per ticket, down from 1 in 82,533. No $2 ticket in Rhode Island has better overall odds: 1 in 3.82, against 11 others at that price. Its expected return of $0.70 per $1 runs $0.03 ahead of the typical $2 ticket in Rhode Island.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.82
Exp. Value
$0.70
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
16%
ValueScore™
44 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.70
→
AVERAGE
At 42nd out of 75 Rhode Island scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 83K at launch, about 1 in 39K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $500 prizes have been claimed.
  • Most of this game's prizes are gone.
  • At $0.70 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$500
2 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 83K
now ~1 in 39K
$500
0 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 83K
All claimed
$500
0 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 83K
All claimed
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
$5001 in 82,53362
33%
$5001 in 82,53360Claimed
$5001 in 82,53360Claimed
$5001 in 82,53360Claimed
$5001 in 82,53361
17%
$5001 in 82,53360Claimed
$2001 in 41,267121
8%
$2001 in 41,267121
8%
$2001 in 41,267122
17%
$2001 in 41,267120Claimed
$2001 in 41,267120Claimed
$2001 in 41,267122
17%
$1001 in 82,53360Claimed
$1001 in 27,511182
11%
$1001 in 27,511183
17%
$1001 in 29,129170Claimed
$1001 in 27,511181
6%
$1001 in 27,511182
11%
$1001 in 29,129170Claimed
$1001 in 27,511183
17%
$501 in 8,5385810
17%
$501 in 4,05912211
9%
$501 in 4,2321178
7%
$501 in 4,12712013
11%
$501 in 4,0931217
6%
$501 in 4,2321177
6%
$201 in 80061984
14%
$201 in 80061974
12%
$201 in 4001,238159
13%
$201 in 80061971
11%
$151 in 80061966
11%
$151 in 4001,238157
13%
$151 in 4001,238119
10%
$101 in 1603,095389
13%
$101 in 2002,476267
11%
$101 in 1603,095376
12%
$101 in 1144,333590
14%
$51 in 1631,5694,731
15%
$41 in 4211,7611,939
16%
$41 in 2420,4272,993
15%
$21 in 1145,8068,329
18%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$694,674
Current Prize Pool
$95,751
Payout Percentage
13.8%
Total Prizes Remaining
20,420

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
495,200
Estimated Remaining
77,997
% Remaining
15.8%
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 March 6, when our records for it began, 3 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on October 19.

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5
4
3
2
March 6October 19
  • October 19, 20261 claimed · 2 left
  • May 9, 20261 claimed · 3 left
  • April 20, 20261 claimed · 4 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Rhode Island's $2 games (0.8% 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

44
VALUESCORE
Fair
44
out of 100
Expected Value
22/40
Prize Quality
6/25
Win Frequency
12/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
1479
Ticket Price
$2
Start Date
10/4/2025
Payout %
70.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.82 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the TIS THE SEASON scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. TIS THE SEASON scores 44/100 (Fair) and is 3rd of Rhode Island's 12 $2 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.70 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $2 tickets are listed on the Rhode Island rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the TIS THE SEASON scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with TIS THE SEASON are 1 in 3.82. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for TIS THE SEASON?
The top prize for TIS THE SEASON is $500. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in TIS THE SEASON?
Based on our latest data, 16% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 20,420 out of 129,645 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $2 ticket in Rhode Island

All 12 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
HOLIDAY BUCKS761 in 3.8270.1%$500 · 6-
HIT $40521 in 3.9868.1%$40 · 1964.6%
TIS THE SEASON (this game)441 in 3.8270.1%$500 · 20.0%
CLASSIC BINGO341 in 3.9267.0%$25K · 10.4%
CROSSWORD! 39271 in 4.1467.0%$15K · 10.5%
COUNT UP CASH261 in 5.2158.0%$5K · 21.6%
SAPPHIRE BLUE 2X191 in 4.2167.1%$5K · 10.6%
DOUBLE HEADER161 in 3.8567.1%$5K · 00.0%
RHODE ISLAND LOTERIA (Game #1483)151 in 3.9667.0%$5K · 10.4%
LUCKY NUMBERS151 in 4.3263.0%$5K · 00.0%

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.