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Strong valueActive$6,000,000 WEALTH · $50 · Michigan Lottery
$6,000,000 WEALTH: Strong value. A $50 ticket pays back $40.98 on average.
▲ +1.8 pts vs launch#4 of 5 · $50 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:30 PM
▲ +1.8 pts vs launch#4 of 5 · $50 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:30 PM
$6,000,000 WEALTH is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.0%, up 1.8 percentage points from the launch value of 80.2%. 2 of the original 3 $6,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 52% of the 7.9M printed tickets have been sold.
82.0%
expected return
1 in 3.18
odds of any win
2 of 3
$6M jackpots left
52%
claimed · 4.1M of 7.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,195,106 winning tickets still unclaimed.
20 win more than $50
$100 or $150 or $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $50 prize, so you break even
70 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 89 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $40.98 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$36.45 · 72.9% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $10K
$1.37 · 2.7% of price
Jackpots $6M+
$3.16 · 6.3% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
75.6%
Just 2 tickets out of 3.8M carry the $6M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
1,192,658 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% 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, Mar 2025.
7.9M
tickets printed
4.1M
tickets claimed · 52%
3.8M
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 $50 MI peers
#4 of 5
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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