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Strong valueActiveDiamond 7s · $30 · Michigan Lottery
Diamond 7s: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $24.38 on average.
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#5 of 10 · $30 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:30 PM
▲ +1.0 pts vs launch#5 of 10 · $30 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:30 PM
Diamond 7s is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.3%, up 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 80.3%. 3 of the original 3 $4,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 13% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
81.3%
expected return
1 in 3.11
odds of any win
3 of 3
$4M jackpots left
13%
claimed · 769k of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,678,760 winning tickets still unclaimed.
20 win more than $30
$50 – $300, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 308 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $24.38 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.51 · 71.7% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $15K
$0.57 · 1.9% of price
Jackpots $4M+
$2.30 · 7.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
73.6%
Just 3 tickets out of 5.2M carry the $4M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
1,677,478 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
13% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
6M
tickets printed
769k
tickets claimed · 13%
5.2M
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
87%
100% of top prizes remain with only 87% 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 $30 MI peers
#5 of 10
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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