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Decent valueActive$2,000,000 Lucky · $20 · Michigan Lottery
$2,000,000 Lucky: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.89 on average.
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#10 of 18 · $20 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:30 PM
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#10 of 18 · $20 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:30 PM
$2,000,000 Lucky is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.5%, up 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 78.5%. 2 of the original 3 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 47% of the 6.7M printed tickets have been sold.
79.5%
expected return
1 in 3.40
odds of any win
2 of 3
$2M jackpots left
47%
claimed · 3.1M of 6.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,047,445 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $20
$40 – $300, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,948 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.89 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$14.75 · 73.7% of price
Mid prizes $2K
$0.02 · 0.1% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$1.12 · 5.6% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
73.8%
Just 2 tickets out of 3.6M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
1,047,405 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
47% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2025.
6.7M
tickets printed
3.1M
tickets claimed · 47%
3.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
53%
67% of top prizes remain with only 53% 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 $20 MI peers
#10 of 18
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:30 PM.
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