Wild Money – Rhode Island Lottery
Wild Money is Rhode Island Lottery’s progressive jackpot game. That means that the jackpot – which starts at $20,000 – gets progressively larger until it’s won.
Wild Money replaced the game Money Roll, in January of 2002. The biggest ever jackpot the game has reached is $601,206. This was won back in March 25, 2006.
Wild Money Drawing Schedule
Wild Money has drawings thrice a week – Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 7:29 PM EST.
Be sure to purchase your tickets before 7:24 PM on draw nights to qualify for that evening’s draw.
Wild Money Payout and Mechanics
To play Wild Money, players have to pick 5 numbers from 1 to 35. This represents 1 play or board, and up 5 boards can be entered in a single play slip. As expected, the Quick Pick option is available and you can play the same board(s) for up to 15 consecutive drawings.
Wild Money costs $1 for each board.
Extra Ball
After each drawing, an Extra Ball is drawn from the remaining 30 numbers. This is used to determine secondary prizes.
Wild Money Payouts and Odds
| Numbers Matched | Prize | Odds |
| 5 of 5 | Jackpot | 1 in 325,000 |
| 4 of 5 + Extra Ball | $1,500 | 1 in 65,000 |
| 4 of 5 | $200 | 1 in 2,200 |
| 3 of 5 + Extra Ball | $50 | 1 in 1,100 |
| 3 of 5 | $5 | 1 in 80 |
| 2 of 5 + Extra Ball | $5 | 1 in 80 |
Overall odds of winning a prize: approximately 1 in 38.
Wild Money Prize Claiming
Prizes amounting to $599 or less can be claimed from any authorized Rhode Island Lottery retailer. Larger prizes must be claimed personally at the Rhode Island Lottery headquarters in Cranston.
Players have up to 1 year after the winning draw to claim their prizes.
Wild Money Numbers and Results
To find the latest winning Wild Money numbers, you can visit the following links: