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Decent valueActiveHamilton · $10 · Michigan Lottery
Hamilton: Decent value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.68 on average.
▲ +0.5 pts vs launch#14 of 27 · $10 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
▲ +0.5 pts vs launch#14 of 27 · $10 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
Hamilton is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.8%, up 0.5 percentage points from the launch value of 76.3%. 2 of the original 3 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 42% of the 6.8M printed tickets have been sold.
76.8%
expected return
1 in 3.67
odds of any win
2 of 3
$1M jackpots left
42%
claimed · 2.9M of 6.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,082,442 winning tickets still unclaimed.
17 win more than $10
$20 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
73 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 4,898 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.68 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$7.10 · 71.0% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $10K
$0.08 · 0.8% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.50 · 5.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.8%
Just 2 tickets out of 4M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
1,082,349 winning tickets remain in this range: 92% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
42% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2024.
6.8M
tickets printed
2.9M
tickets claimed · 42%
4M
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
58%
67% of top prizes remain with only 58% 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 $10 MI peers
#14 of 27
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:31 PM.
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