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Average valueActiveEmerald 7s · $5 · Michigan Lottery
Emerald 7s: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.48 on average.
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#21 of 34 · $5 MI games
▼ -0.4 pts vs launch#21 of 34 · $5 MI games
Emerald 7s is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.6%, down 0.4 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 2 of the original 3 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 39% of the 6.3M printed tickets have been sold.
69.6%
expected return
1 in 4.12
odds of any win
2 of 3
$500K top prizes left
39%
claimed · 2.4M of 6.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 935,387 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
13 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 5,104 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.48 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.22 · 64.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$0.26 · 5.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
935,371 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
39% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
6.3M
tickets printed
2.4M
tickets claimed · 39%
3.9M
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
61%
67% of top prizes remain with only 61% 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
#21 of 34
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data.
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