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
$3.35
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
148,044
of ~273,400 printed
Prizes remaining
54.1%
$495,315 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 | 1 | 3 | 75.0% | — |
| $500 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| $500 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% | — |
| $500 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 66.7% | — |
| $500 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 66.7% | — |
| $200 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 47.6% | — |
| $200 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 61.5% | — |
| $200 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 42.3% | — |
| $200 | 51 | 29 | 22 | 43.1% | — |
| $200 | 50 | 21 | 29 | 58.0% | — |
| $100 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 48.1% | — |
| $100 | 51 | 28 | 23 | 45.1% | — |
| $100 | 78 | 30 | 48 | 61.5% | — |
| $100 | 125 | 56 | 69 | 55.2% | — |
| $100 | 51 | 24 | 27 | 52.9% | — |
| $100 | 52 | 30 | 22 | 42.3% | — |
| $50 | 506 | 249 | 257 | 50.8% | — |
| $50 | 1,165 | 546 | 619 | 53.1% | — |
| $50 | 1,172 | 532 | 640 | 54.6% | — |
| $50 | 1,152 | 540 | 612 | 53.1% | — |
| $20 | 1,368 | 632 | 736 | 53.8% | — |
| $20 | 2,050 | 977 | 1,073 | 52.3% | — |
| $20 | 3,417 | 1,607 | 1,810 | 53.0% | — |
| $20 | 2,734 | 1,289 | 1,445 | 52.9% | — |
| $10 | 10,936 | 5,007 | 5,929 | 54.2% | — |
| $10 | 16,404 | 7,722 | 8,682 | 52.9% | — |
| $5 | 30,074 | 13,429 | 16,645 | 55.3% | — |
How this return was calculated
We sum the value of all unclaimed prizes ($495,315) and divide by the estimated number of unsold tickets (148,044), assuming winning and losing tickets sell at the same rate. That gives an expected return of $3.35 per $5 ticket — $0.67 back per $1 played, or an expected loss of $1.65 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: Aug 2, 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