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Average valueActiveEmerald 7s · $5 · Michigan Lottery
Emerald 7s: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.42 on average.
▼ -1.6 pts vs launch#29 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
▼ -1.6 pts vs launch#29 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
Emerald 7s is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.4%, down 1.6 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 2 of the original 3 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 5% of the 6.3M printed tickets have been sold.
68.4%
expected return
1 in 4.1
odds of any win
2 of 3
$500K top prizes left
5%
claimed · 341k of 6.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,445,370 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
12 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 4,889 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.42 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.25 · 65.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$0.17 · 3.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
1,445,347 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
5% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
6.3M
tickets printed
341k
tickets claimed · 5%
6M
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
95%
67% of top prizes remain with 95% 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
#29 of 31
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 13, 2026.
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