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Average valueActiveNATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION · $5 · Michigan Lottery
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.56 on average.
▲ +1.2 pts vs launch#5 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
▲ +1.2 pts vs launch#5 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:31 PM
NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 71.2%, up 1.2 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 2 of the original 2 $300,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 56% of the 5.7M printed tickets have been sold.
71.2%
expected return
1 in 3.76
odds of any win
2 of 2
$300K top prizes left
56%
claimed · 3.2M of 5.7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 666,769 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $5
$10 – $100, an actual profit
10 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 30,953 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.56 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.32 · 66.3% of price
Mid prizes $2K – $300K
$0.24 · 4.9% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
666,763 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
56% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2025.
5.7M
tickets printed
3.2M
tickets claimed · 56%
2.5M
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
44%
100% of top prizes remain with only 44% 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
#5 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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