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Strong valueActive$8,000,000 Payout · $50 · Michigan Lottery
$8,000,000 Payout: Strong value. A $50 ticket pays back $41.20 on average.
▲ +1.4 pts vs launch#3 of 5 · $50 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:32 PM
▲ +1.4 pts vs launch#3 of 5 · $50 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:32 PM
$8,000,000 Payout is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.4%, up 1.4 percentage points from the launch value of 81.0%. 3 of the original 3 $8,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 18% of the 7.8M printed tickets have been sold.
82.4%
expected return
1 in 3.17
odds of any win
3 of 3
$8M jackpots left
18%
claimed · 1.4M of 7.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 2,001,486 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $50
$100 or $150 or $200, an actual profit
11 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 102 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $41.20 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$36.79 · 73.6% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $10K
$0.63 · 1.3% of price
Jackpots $8M+
$3.78 · 7.6% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
74.8%
Just 3 tickets out of 6.3M carry the $8M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$50 – $500 wins
1,999,762 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
18% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
7.8M
tickets printed
1.4M
tickets claimed · 18%
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
82%
100% of top prizes remain with only 82% 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
#3 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:32 PM.
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