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Average valueActiveElectric 50s · $5 · Michigan Lottery
Electric 50s: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.51 on average.
▲ +0.4 pts vs launch#16 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:32 PM
▲ +0.4 pts vs launch#16 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:32 PM
Electric 50s is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 70.2%, up 0.4 percentage points from the launch value of 69.8%. 2 of the original 3 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 45% of the 9.1M printed tickets have been sold.
70.2%
expected return
1 in 4.08
odds of any win
2 of 3
$500K top prizes left
45%
claimed · 4.1M of 9.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,231,873 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
7 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 11,606 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.51 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.31 · 66.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$0.20 · 4.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
1,231,856 winning tickets remain in this range: 94% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
45% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2025.
9.1M
tickets printed
4.1M
tickets claimed · 45%
5M
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
55%
67% of top prizes remain with only 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 $5 MI peers
#16 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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