BOSTON CELTICS — $5 Rhode Island Instant Game #1500
BOSTON CELTICS (#1500) is a $5 Rhode Island instant game launched on November 10, 2025. As of October 14, 2026 it ranks #18 of 50 active games on current payout (70.0%, $3.50 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 17 $5 games, #16 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.76) and #36 on top-prize odds (1 in 282,048). Since launch the payout has risen 2.1 points (67.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 5.4% (1 in 3.96 at launch). 1 of 2 top prizes of $35,000 remain, and we estimate 282,048 tickets are still unsold (62.8% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in BOSTON CELTICS, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 75,079 of 191,321 prizes (39.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $35,000 | 1 in 378,750 | 1 in 282,048 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 58,269 | 1 in 94,016 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 23.1% |
| $300 | 1 in 3,322 | 1 in 3,811 | 228 | 154 | 74 | 32.5% |
| $100 | 1 in 211.9 | 1 in 213.8 | 3,575 | 2,256 | 1,319 | 36.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 100.0 | 1 in 99.6 | 7,575 | 4,744 | 2,831 | 37.4% |
| $30 | 1 in 57.2 | 1 in 56.7 | 13,249 | 8,272 | 4,977 | 37.6% |
| $15 | 1 in 50.0 | 1 in 47.8 | 15,150 | 9,244 | 5,906 | 39.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 12.1 | 60,600 | 37,332 | 23,268 | 38.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 8.33 | 1 in 7.69 | 90,929 | 54,229 | 36,700 | 40.4% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.96 | 1 in 3.76 | 191,321 | 116,242 | 75,079 | 39.2% |
How BOSTON CELTICS has moved
BOSTON CELTICS: common questions
- How many $35,000 prizes are left in BOSTON CELTICS?
- 1 of 2 as of October 14, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 282,048.
- What are the odds of winning anything on BOSTON CELTICS?
- 1 in 3.76 as of October 14, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.96 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.76, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.35.
- Is BOSTON CELTICS worth buying?
- Its current payout is 70.0% ($3.50 back per $5 ticket), rank #18 of 50 in Rhode Island. The best $5 alternative as of October 14, 2026 is SOCCER FORTUNE (#1504, $5) at 70.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many BOSTON CELTICS tickets are left?
- We estimate 282,048 of roughly 757,500 printed tickets are unsold (62.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did BOSTON CELTICS launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on November 10, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Rhode Island instant games
- SOCCER FORTUNE — 70.4% payout, 1 in 3.80 any prize
- GHOSTBUSTERS JUMANJI — 70.2% payout, 1 in 3.79 any prize
- HOLIDAY WISHES — 70.1% payout, 1 in 3.49 any prize
- SUPER CROSSWORD — 69.8% payout, 1 in 3.68 any prize
- RHODE ISLAND SUPER LOTERIA — 67.6% payout, 1 in 3.75 any prize