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Strong valueActive$4,000,000 Ultimate · $30 · Michigan Lottery
$4,000,000 Ultimate: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $24.59 on average.
▲ +2.1 pts vs launch#3 of 10 · $30 MI gamesUpdated Jun 9, 2026, 12:32 AM
▲ +2.1 pts vs launch#3 of 10 · $30 MI gamesUpdated Jun 9, 2026, 12:32 AM
$4,000,000 Ultimate is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.0%, up 2.1 percentage points from the launch value of 79.9%. 2 of the original 3 $4,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 52% of the 6.7M printed tickets have been sold.
82.0%
expected return
1 in 3.20
odds of any win
2 of 3
$4M jackpots left
52%
claimed · 3.4M of 6.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,009,081 winning tickets still unclaimed.
21 win more than $30
$40 – $250, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
69 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 327 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $24.59 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.73 · 72.4% of price
Mid prizes $3K – $10K
$0.39 · 1.3% of price
Jackpots $4M+
$2.48 · 8.3% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
73.7%
Just 2 tickets out of 3.2M carry the $4M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
1,008,859 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
52% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2024.
6.7M
tickets printed
3.4M
tickets claimed · 52%
3.2M
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
48%
67% of top prizes remain with only 48% 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 $30 MI peers
#3 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 9, 2026, 12:32 AM.
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