How to Play Wild Money

Overview

Wild Money is Rhode Island’s in-state jackpot game. Pick five numbers from 1–38 for $1 per board. Match all five to win the progressive jackpot, which starts at $20,000 and grows until someone wins. Drawings are every day at 7:29 p.m. ET.

How to play — step by step

1. 1. Select 5 numbers

   Choose 5 numbers from 1 to 38, or mark Quick Pick and let the terminal choose.

2. 2. Select 1 bonus number

   Choose 1 bonus number from 1 to 38. This ball is drawn separately from the main numbers.

3. 3. Understand the Extra Ball

   After the five main numbers are drawn, an Extra Ball is drawn from the remaining numbers. It is not on your ticket and is used only for secondary prizes (for example, 4 of 5 + Extra Ball).

4. 4. Choose how many drawings

   Pay $1 per play (add-ons cost extra). Tell the retailer how many consecutive drawings you want, or mark Advance Play on the slip.

Draw schedule

Prize table & odds

$1 per board. Pick 5 numbers from 1–38. A separate Extra Ball from the remaining numbers is drawn for secondary prizes only (not printed on the ticket). Jackpot is pari-mutuel and shared among winners; it starts at $20,000 and grows until won.

Overall odds of winning a prize: 1 in 14.26.

Source: https://www.rilot.com/content/interactive/ilottery/en/wild-money.html

Special features

Where to buy

Buy tickets at authorized Rhode Island Lottery retailers. Review official rules and claim instructions at https://www.rilot.com. Rhode Island withholds 5.99% state tax on lottery prize payments for U.S. residents. Draw times on this page are Eastern Time.

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Responsible play tips

• Jackpot odds are 1 in 501,942; overall odds of winning any prize are about 1 in 14.3 on a $1 play.
• 4 of 5 + Extra Ball pays $1,500 (1 in 100,388) and 4 of 5 pays $200 (1 in 3,137).
• Rhode Island withholds 5.99% state tax on lottery prize payments for U.S. residents; federal tax still applies on larger prizes.