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Strong valueActiveMagnificent Millions · $30 · Michigan Lottery
Magnificent Millions: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $24.35 on average.
▲ +1.2 pts vs launch#6 of 10 · $30 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:31 PM
▲ +1.2 pts vs launch#6 of 10 · $30 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:31 PM
Magnificent Millions is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 81.2%, up 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 79.9%. 2 of the original 3 $4,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 45% of the 6.6M printed tickets have been sold.
81.2%
expected return
1 in 3.47
odds of any win
2 of 3
$4M jackpots left
45%
claimed · 3M of 6.6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,033,470 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $30
$50 – $250, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 571 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $24.35 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.83 · 72.8% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $5K
$0.29 · 1.0% of price
Jackpots $4M+
$2.23 · 7.4% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
73.7%
Just 2 tickets out of 3.6M carry the $4M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
1,033,145 winning tickets remain in this range: 90% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
45% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2024.
6.6M
tickets printed
3M
tickets claimed · 45%
3.6M
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
55%
67% of top prizes remain with only 55% 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 $30 MI peers
#6 of 10
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:31 PM.
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