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Strong valueActiveMax $ · $30 · Michigan Lottery
Max $: Strong value. A $30 ticket pays back $24.72 on average.
▲ +2.2 pts vs launch#2 of 10 · $30 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
▲ +2.2 pts vs launch#2 of 10 · $30 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
Max $ is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.4%, up 2.2 percentage points from the launch value of 80.2%. 3 of the original 3 $4,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 25% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
82.4%
expected return
1 in 3.14
odds of any win
3 of 3
$4M jackpots left
25%
claimed · 1.5M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,419,768 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $30
$50 or $100 or $250, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
69 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 307 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $24.72 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$21.38 · 71.3% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $15K
$0.65 · 2.2% of price
Jackpots $4M+
$2.69 · 9.0% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
73.4%
Just 3 tickets out of 4.5M 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
1,417,835 winning tickets remain in this range: 86% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
25% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Dec 2025.
6M
tickets printed
1.5M
tickets claimed · 25%
4.5M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
75%
100% of top prizes remain with only 75% 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
#2 of 10
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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