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Strong valueActive50X · $10 · Michigan Lottery
50X: Strong value. A $10 ticket pays back $8.08 on average.
▲ +4.8 pts vs launch#1 of 28 · $10 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:30 PM
▲ +4.8 pts vs launch#1 of 28 · $10 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:30 PM
50X is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 80.8%, up 4.8 percentage points from the launch value of 76.0%. 2 of the original 3 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 76% of the 8.2M printed tickets have been sold.
80.8%
expected return
1 in 3.87
odds of any win
2 of 3
$1M jackpots left
76%
claimed · 6.2M of 8.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 512,431 winning tickets still unclaimed.
15 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,322 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $8.08 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$7.00 · 70.0% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $10K
$0.07 · 0.7% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.01 · 10.1% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
70.7%
Just 2 tickets out of 2M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
512,372 winning tickets remain in this range: 87% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
76% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Feb 2025.
8.2M
tickets printed
6.2M
tickets claimed · 76%
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
24%
67% of top prizes remain with only 24% 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 $10 MI peers
#1 of 28
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:30 PM.
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