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Decent valueActiveJackson · $20 · Michigan Lottery
Jackson: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.27 on average.
▼ -2.1 pts vs launch#17 of 17 · $20 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
▼ -2.1 pts vs launch#17 of 17 · $20 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
Jackson is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 76.3%, down 2.1 percentage points from the launch value of 78.4%. 1 of the original 3 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 42% of the 6.6M printed tickets have been sold.
76.3%
expected return
1 in 3.49
odds of any win
1 of 3
$2M jackpots left
42%
claimed · 2.8M of 6.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,100,358 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $20
$40 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 3,980 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.27 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $20 – $500
$14.58 · 72.9% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $20K
$0.17 · 0.8% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$0.52 · 2.6% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
73.7%
Just 1 ticket out of 3.8M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$20 – $500 wins
1,100,151 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
42% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2024.
6.6M
tickets printed
2.8M
tickets claimed · 42%
3.8M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
58%
33% of top prizes remain with 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 $20 MI peers
#17 of 17
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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