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Decent valueActiveMega Cash · $20 · Michigan Lottery
Mega Cash: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.90 on average.
▲ +0.9 pts vs launch#9 of 17 · $20 MI gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
▲ +0.9 pts vs launch#9 of 17 · $20 MI gamesUpdated Jun 13, 2026
Mega Cash is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 79.5%, up 0.9 percentage points from the launch value of 78.6%. 3 of the original 3 $2,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 14% of the 6.3M printed tickets have been sold.
79.5%
expected return
1 in 4.3
odds of any win
3 of 3
$2M jackpots left
14%
claimed · 895k of 6.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,260,972 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 629 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.90 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+
$1.11 · 5.6% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
73.9%
Just 3 tickets out of 5.4M 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
1,258,275 winning tickets remain in this range: 88% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
14% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2026.
6.3M
tickets printed
895k
tickets claimed · 14%
5.4M
still out there
Tickets claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
86%
100% of top prizes remain with only 86% 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
#9 of 17
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 13, 2026.
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