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Decent valueActive$2 Million Royale · $20 · Michigan Lottery
$2 Million Royale: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.84 on average.
▲ +0.5 pts vs launch#12 of 19 · $20 MI games
▲ +0.5 pts vs launch#12 of 19 · $20 MI games
$2 Million Royale is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.2%, up 0.5 percentage points from the launch value of 78.8%. 3 of the original 3 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 8% of the 6.3M printed tickets have been sold.
79.2%
expected return
1 in 3.57
odds of any win
3 of 3
$2M jackpots left
8%
claimed · 498k of 6.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,623,883 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $20
$40 – $400, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 4,981 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.84 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $400
$14.40 · 72.0% of price
Mid prizes $2K
$0.40 · 2.0% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$1.04 · 5.2% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
74.0%
Just 3 tickets out of 5.8M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $400 wins
1,622,719 winning tickets remain in this range: 91% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
8% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2026.
6.3M
tickets printed
498k
tickets claimed · 8%
5.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
92%
100% of top prizes remain with only 92% 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
#12 of 19
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data.
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