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Poor valueActiveInstant Numbers · $1 · Michigan Lottery
Instant Numbers: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.59 on average.
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 9 · $1 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
▼ -1.0 pts vs launch#3 of 9 · $1 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
Instant Numbers is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.0%, down 1.0 percentage points from the launch value of 60.0%. 3 of the original 5 $5,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 43% of the 10.6M printed tickets have been sold.
59.0%
expected return
1 in 4.76
odds of any win
3 of 5
$5K top prizes left
43%
claimed · 4.6M of 10.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,263,601 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
9 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 2,005,013 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.59 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $100
$0.59 · 58.8% of price
Mid prizes $5K
$0.00 · 0.2% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $100 wins
1,263,598 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
43% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2024.
10.6M
tickets printed
4.6M
tickets claimed · 43%
6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
60%
Tickets left
57%
60% of top prizes remain with only 57% 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 $1 MI peers
#3 of 9
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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