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Average valueActive$500,000 Loteria · $5 · Michigan Lottery
$500,000 Loteria: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.55 on average.
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#6 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:30 PM
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#6 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:30 PM
$500,000 Loteria is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.0%, up 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 3 of the original 3 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 29% of the 8.8M printed tickets have been sold.
71.0%
expected return
1 in 3.78
odds of any win
3 of 3
$500K top prizes left
29%
claimed · 2.6M of 8.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,655,705 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $5
$10 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 9,098 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.55 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.30 · 66.0% of price
Mid prizes $5K – $500K
$0.25 · 5.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
1,655,688 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
29% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2025.
8.8M
tickets printed
2.6M
tickets claimed · 29%
6.3M
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
71%
100% of top prizes remain with only 71% 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
#6 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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