New Instant Games in Rhode Island (October 2026)
The newest Rhode Island instant games, all launched October 10, 2026, are HOLIDAY GOLD ($10, top prize $2,000), HOLIDAY WISHES (#1508) ($5, top prize $1,000), and HOLIDAY BUCKS ($2, top prize $500). 9 games have launched in the last 90 days, as of October 14, 2026.
New Rhode Island instant games, newest first
| Launched | Game | Price | Top prize | Top prizes left | Payout now | EV / ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10, 2026 | HOLIDAY GOLD | $10 | $2,000 | 64 of 64 | 70.1% | $7.01 |
| October 10, 2026 | HOLIDAY WISHES | $5 | $1,000 | 9 of 9 | 70.1% | $3.50 |
| October 10, 2026 | HOLIDAY BUCKS | $2 | $500 | 36 of 36 | 70.0% | $1.40 |
| October 10, 2026 | HOLIDAY CASH | $1 | $250 | 49 of 49 | 70.1% | $0.70 |
| September 21, 2026 | HIT $40 | $2 | $40 | 1,739 of 2,066 | 68.0% | $1.36 |
| September 5, 2026 | GHOSTBUSTERS JUMANJI | $5 | $25,000 | 3 of 4 | 70.2% | $3.51 |
| September 5, 2026 | CASH EXTRAVAGANZA | $20 | $200,000 | 2 of 2 | 71.7% | $14.35 |
| August 8, 2026 | PATRIOTS | $5 | $50,000 | 2 of 2 | 67.1% | $3.36 |
| August 8, 2026 | $50,000 BONUS MATCH | $10 | $50,000 | 2 of 2 | 69.9% | $6.99 |
Launch dates are Rhode Island's own. Payout now is what the prizes still unclaimed return per dollar of the tickets still unsold — the number the Rhode Island hub ranks by — and EV / ticket is the same thing in dollars. See the methodology.
Also in Rhode Island: Rhode Island instant games with the most prizes remaining · every Rhode Island game ranked by payout · Rhode Island lottery results
What to expect from a new game
A game on its launch day has every prize unclaimed, so the odds and payout you see are the printed ones. They start moving the moment prizes are claimed: the payout drifts down as top prizes are hit and up as ordinary tickets are sold without hitting them. That means a new release is neither a bargain nor a trap on its own; it is simply a game with no history yet. What a new game does offer is certainty. The top prizes are definitely still available, which is not true of a game that has been on shelves for a year.
Each new game: odds and payout
- $10
HOLIDAY GOLD
#1509 · launched October 10, 202670.1% payout now- EV / ticket
- $7.01
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.48
- Beats price
- 1 in 5.11
- Top prizes
- 64 of 64
New - $5
HOLIDAY WISHES (#1508)
#1508 · launched October 10, 202670.1% payout now- EV / ticket
- $3.50
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.49
- Beats price
- 1 in 5.91
- Top prizes
- 9 of 9
New - $2
HOLIDAY BUCKS
#1507 · launched October 10, 202670.0% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.40
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.82
- Beats price
- 1 in 5.91
- Top prizes
- 36 of 36
New - $1
HOLIDAY CASH
#1506 · launched October 10, 202670.1% payout now- EV / ticket
- $0.70
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.54
- Beats price
- 1 in 7.67
- Top prizes
- 49 of 49
New - $2
HIT $40
#1523 · launched September 21, 202668.0% payout now- EV / ticket
- $1.36
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.96
- Beats price
- 1 in 6.60
- Top prizes
- 1,739 of 2,066
New - $5
GHOSTBUSTERS JUMANJI
#1501 · launched September 5, 202670.2% payout now- EV / ticket
- $3.51
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.79
- Beats price
- 1 in 6.37
- Top prizes
- 3 of 4
- $20
CASH EXTRAVAGANZA
#1489 · launched September 5, 202671.7% payout now- EV / ticket
- $14.35
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.59
- Beats price
- 1 in 5.53
- Top prizes
- 2 of 2
- $5
PATRIOTS
#1505 · launched August 8, 202667.1% payout now- EV / ticket
- $3.36
- Any prize
- 1 in 4.08
- Beats price
- 1 in 6.20
- Top prizes
- 2 of 2
- $10
$50,000 BONUS MATCH
#1482 · launched August 8, 202669.9% payout now- EV / ticket
- $6.99
- Any prize
- 1 in 3.70
- Beats price
- 1 in 5.85
- Top prizes
- 2 of 2
Frequently asked questions
- How many new Rhode Island instant games launched recently?
- 9 in the last 90 days, 5 of them in the last 30, as of October 14, 2026.
- Are new scratchers better than older ones?
- Not automatically. A brand-new game has every prize unclaimed, so its odds match the printed values, but an older game whose top prizes are still out there and whose tickets are mostly sold can carry a higher current payout. Compare on the Rhode Island hub rather than assuming.
- What should I check before buying a new game?
- The printed overall odds, the payout, and whether the price tier is one you would normally buy. On a new game these are the launch numbers; nothing has moved yet.
- How quickly do you list new games?
- Within hours of the Rhode Island Lottery publishing them: we re-read its official prize data four times a day.