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Decent valueActive$1,000,000 Cash Spectacular · $10 · Michigan Lottery
$1,000,000 Cash Spectacular: Decent value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.58 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#22 of 27 · $10 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:30 PM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#22 of 27 · $10 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:30 PM
$1,000,000 Cash Spectacular is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 75.8%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 76.6%. 2 of the original 3 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 22% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
75.8%
expected return
1 in 3.68
odds of any win
2 of 3
$1M jackpots left
22%
claimed · 1.3M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,266,882 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $10
$20 – $300, an actual profit
11 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,982 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.58 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $600
$7.05 · 70.5% of price
Mid prizes $2K
$0.10 · 1.0% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.43 · 4.3% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.5%
Just 2 tickets out of 4.7M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $600 wins
1,266,637 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
22% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
6M
tickets printed
1.3M
tickets claimed · 22%
4.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
78%
67% of top prizes remain with 78% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Michigan Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $10 MI peers
#22 of 27
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:30 PM.
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