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Weak valueActiveBLACKJACK · $2 · Michigan Lottery
BLACKJACK: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.25 on average.
▼ -1.5 pts vs launch#6 of 17 · $2 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:30 PM
▼ -1.5 pts vs launch#6 of 17 · $2 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:30 PM
BLACKJACK is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 62.5%, down 1.5 percentage points from the launch value of 64.0%. 2 of the original 4 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 45% of the 6.3M printed tickets have been sold.
62.5%
expected return
1 in 4.55
odds of any win
2 of 4
$50K top prizes left
45%
claimed · 2.8M of 6.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 754,004 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $2
$4 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 127,056 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.25 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.22 · 61.0% of price
Mid prizes $50K
$0.03 · 1.5% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
754,002 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
45% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Apr 2026.
6.3M
tickets printed
2.8M
tickets claimed · 45%
3.4M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
50%
Tickets left
55%
50% of top prizes remain with 55% 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 $2 MI peers
#6 of 17
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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