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Decent valueActive$2,000 Large · $20 · Michigan Lottery
$2,000 Large: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.89 on average.
▲ +1.2 pts vs launch#10 of 17 · $20 MI gamesUpdated May 5, 2026, 12:31 AM
▲ +1.2 pts vs launch#10 of 17 · $20 MI gamesUpdated May 5, 2026, 12:31 AM
$2,000 Large is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.5%, up 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 78.3%. 2 of the original 3 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 49% of the 6.6M printed tickets have been sold.
79.5%
expected return
1 in 3.73
odds of any win
2 of 3
$2M jackpots left
49%
claimed · 3.2M of 6.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 893,762 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,725 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
$13.70 · 68.5% of price
Mid prizes $2K
$1.00 · 5.0% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$1.20 · 6.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
73.5%
Just 2 tickets out of 3.3M 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
892,101 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
49% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2023.
6.6M
tickets printed
3.2M
tickets claimed · 49%
3.3M
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
51%
67% of top prizes remain with only 51% 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 17
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated May 5, 2026, 12:31 AM.
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