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Average valueActive$500,000 Bonus Scratch Multiplier · $5 · Michigan Lottery
$500,000 Bonus Scratch Multiplier: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.47 on average.
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#25 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:30 PM
▼ -0.8 pts vs launch#25 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:30 PM
$500,000 Bonus Scratch Multiplier is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.4%, down 0.8 percentage points from the launch value of 70.2%. 2 of the original 3 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 26% of the 8.7M printed tickets have been sold.
69.4%
expected return
1 in 4.10
odds of any win
2 of 3
$500K top prizes left
26%
claimed · 2.3M of 8.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,560,655 winning tickets still unclaimed.
14 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 27,699 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.47 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.30 · 65.9% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $500K
$0.17 · 3.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
1,560,629 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
26% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2026.
8.7M
tickets printed
2.3M
tickets claimed · 26%
6.4M
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
74%
67% of top prizes remain with 74% 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 $5 MI peers
#25 of 31
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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