RED HOT CASH Rhode Island scratch-off #1497
$0.67 / $1$5 ticketTop prize $5,000
Return per $1 now
$0.67
Based on published ticket counts
Return per ticket now
$3.36
vs $5 cost
Return at launch
$3.40
per ticket, as originally printed
Overall odds
1 in 1.47
any prize, at launch
Odds of a net win
1 in 6.59
win more than the $5 ticket
Est. tickets remaining
70,966
of ~273,400 printed
Prizes remaining
26.0%
$238,500 in unclaimed prizes
Prize tiers live
28/30
tiers with ≥1 prize left
Top prizes left
1
$5,000 prizes unclaimed
Prize table
| Prize | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % Left | Launch Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | — |
| $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | — |
| $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| $2,000 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | — |
| $500 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| $500 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% | — |
| $500 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% | — |
| $500 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | — |
| $200 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 19.0% | — |
| $200 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 19.2% | — |
| $200 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 19.2% | — |
| $200 | 51 | 39 | 12 | 23.5% | — |
| $200 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 32.0% | — |
| $100 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 29.6% | — |
| $100 | 51 | 38 | 13 | 25.5% | — |
| $100 | 78 | 56 | 22 | 28.2% | — |
| $100 | 125 | 99 | 26 | 20.8% | — |
| $100 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 27.5% | — |
| $100 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 11.5% | — |
| $50 | 506 | 391 | 115 | 22.7% | — |
| $50 | 1,165 | 900 | 265 | 22.7% | — |
| $50 | 1,172 | 875 | 297 | 25.3% | — |
| $50 | 1,152 | 888 | 264 | 22.9% | — |
| $20 | 1,368 | 1,008 | 360 | 26.3% | — |
| $20 | 2,050 | 1,570 | 480 | 23.4% | — |
| $20 | 3,417 | 2,582 | 835 | 24.4% | — |
| $20 | 2,734 | 2,062 | 672 | 24.6% | — |
| $10 | 10,936 | 8,045 | 2,891 | 26.4% | — |
| $10 | 16,404 | 12,400 | 4,004 | 24.4% | — |
| $5 | 30,074 | 21,822 | 8,252 | 27.4% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($238,500) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (70,966), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $3.36 per $5 ticket — $0.67 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $1.64 per ticket.
Ticket counts come from the Rhode Island Lottery published print run (~273,400 tickets).
Data source
- Source: Rhode Island Lottery (official)
- Last collected by us: Oct 31, 2026
- Scheduled end date: Apr 8, 2036
Prize data may be delayed or incomplete; prizes may be claimed between state updates. This page is informational, not gambling advice.
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How we calculate expected return · What expected value means · How to read a ticket’s odds