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Average valueActive$500,000 Cash Multiplier · $5 · Michigan Lottery
$500,000 Cash Multiplier: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.52 on average.
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#13 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:30 PM
▲ +0.2 pts vs launch#13 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:30 PM
$500,000 Cash Multiplier is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.4%, up 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 70.2%. 2 of the original 3 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 44% of the 9.1M printed tickets have been sold.
70.4%
expected return
1 in 4.11
odds of any win
2 of 3
$500K top prizes left
44%
claimed · 4M of 9.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,244,180 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 10,146 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.52 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.32 · 66.5% of price
Mid prizes $500K
$0.20 · 3.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
1,244,178 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
44% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2024.
9.1M
tickets printed
4M
tickets claimed · 44%
5.1M
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
56%
67% of top prizes remain with only 56% 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
#13 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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