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Strong valueActiveMega Cash · $20 · Michigan Lottery
Mega Cash: Strong value. A $20 ticket pays back $16.07 on average.
▲ +1.7 pts vs launch#6 of 18 · $20 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:30 PM
▲ +1.7 pts vs launch#6 of 18 · $20 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:30 PM
Mega Cash is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 80.3%, up 1.7 percentage points from the launch value of 78.6%. 3 of the original 3 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 25% of the 6.3M printed tickets have been sold.
80.3%
expected return
1 in 4.28
odds of any win
3 of 3
$2M jackpots left
25%
claimed · 1.6M of 6.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,097,567 winning tickets still unclaimed.
23 win more than $20
$40 – $300, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
77 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 630 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $16.07 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $40 – $500
$13.97 · 69.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.82 · 4.1% of price
Jackpots $2M+
$1.28 · 6.4% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
74.0%
Just 3 tickets out of 4.7M carry the $2M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$40 – $500 wins
1,095,204 winning tickets remain in this range: 87% 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, May 2026.
6.3M
tickets printed
1.6M
tickets claimed · 25%
4.7M
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 $20 MI peers
#6 of 18
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:30 PM.
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