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Decent valueActiveDetroit Lions · $5 · Michigan Lottery
Detroit Lions: Decent value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.71 on average.
▲ +4.2 pts vs launch#1 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:32 PM
▲ +4.2 pts vs launch#1 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:32 PM
Detroit Lions is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 74.2%, up 4.2 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 2 of the original 3 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 74% of the 8.2M printed tickets have been sold.
74.2%
expected return
1 in 3.95
odds of any win
2 of 3
$500K top prizes left
74%
claimed · 6.1M of 8.2M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 530,639 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
8 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
75 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 31,293 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.71 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.23 · 64.6% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $500K
$0.48 · 9.6% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
530,635 winning tickets remain in this range: 87% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
74% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Aug 2025.
8.2M
tickets printed
6.1M
tickets claimed · 74%
2.1M
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
26%
67% of top prizes remain with only 26% 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 $5 MI peers
#1 of 31
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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