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Average valueActiveMoney Rush · $5 · Michigan Lottery
Money Rush: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.47 on average.
▼ -0.6 pts vs launch#22 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
▼ -0.6 pts vs launch#22 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
Money Rush is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 69.4%, down 0.6 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 2 of the original 3 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 25% of the 8.0M printed tickets have been sold.
69.4%
expected return
1 in 3.93
odds of any win
2 of 3
$500K top prizes left
25%
claimed · 2M of 8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,523,059 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
8 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 11,533 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.47 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.30 · 66.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$0.17 · 3.4% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
1,523,036 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
25% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.
8M
tickets printed
2M
tickets claimed · 25%
6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
75%
67% of top prizes remain with 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 $5 MI peers
#22 of 31
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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