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Strong valueActive$8,000,000 Payout · $50 · Michigan Lottery
$8,000,000 Payout: Strong value. A $50 ticket pays back $40.14 on average.
▼ -0.7 pts vs launch#5 of 5 · $50 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:31 PM
▼ -0.7 pts vs launch#5 of 5 · $50 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:31 PM
$8,000,000 Payout is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 80.3%, down 0.7 percentage points from the launch value of 81.0%. 2 of the original 3 $8,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 25% of the 7.8M printed tickets have been sold.
80.3%
expected return
1 in 3.17
odds of any win
2 of 3
$8M jackpots left
25%
claimed · 1.9M of 7.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,846,599 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 $40.14 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $50 – $500
$36.77 · 73.5% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $10K
$0.63 · 1.3% of price
Jackpots $8M+
$2.73 · 5.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
74.8%
Just 2 tickets out of 5.9M 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
1,844,999 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
25% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
7.8M
tickets printed
1.9M
tickets claimed · 25%
5.9M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
75%
67% of top prizes remain with 75% 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
#5 of 5
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:31 PM.
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