D
Weak valueActiveJefferson · $2 · Michigan Lottery
Jefferson: Weak value. A $2 ticket pays back $1.26 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#3 of 17 · $2 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#3 of 17 · $2 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
Jefferson is a $2 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 63.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 63.0%. 4 of the original 5 $50,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 37% of the 12.1M printed tickets have been sold.
63.0%
expected return
1 in 4.65
odds of any win
4 of 5
$50K top prizes left
37%
claimed · 4.4M of 12.1M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,647,414 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $2
$4 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $2 prize, so you break even
78 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 94,567 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $1.26 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $2 – $500
$1.23 · 61.7% of price
Mid prizes $50K
$0.03 · 1.3% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$2 – $500 wins
1,647,410 winning tickets remain in this range: 98% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
37% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2024.
12.1M
tickets printed
4.4M
tickets claimed · 37%
7.7M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
80%
Tickets left
63%
80% of top prizes remain with only 63% 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 $2 MI peers
#3 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.
S
Scratchstats