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Strong valueActiveAce of Spades · $20 · Michigan Lottery
Ace of Spades: Strong value. A $20 ticket pays back $16.31 on average.
▲ +3.1 pts vs launch#3 of 17 · $20 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:32 PM
▲ +3.1 pts vs launch#3 of 17 · $20 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:32 PM
Ace of Spades is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.5%, up 3.1 percentage points from the launch value of 78.4%. 2 of the original 3 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 61% of the 6.9M printed tickets have been sold.
81.5%
expected return
1 in 3.57
odds of any win
2 of 3
$2M jackpots left
61%
claimed · 4.2M of 6.9M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 758,102 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $20
$40 – $400, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
72 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 4,825 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $16.31 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $400
$14.42 · 72.1% of price
Mid prizes $2K
$0.41 · 2.1% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$1.48 · 7.4% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
74.2%
Just 2 tickets out of 2.7M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $400 wins
757,541 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
61% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2024.
6.9M
tickets printed
4.2M
tickets claimed · 61%
2.7M
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
39%
67% of top prizes remain with only 39% 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 $20 MI peers
#3 of 17
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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