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Decent valueActiveRuby 7s · $10 · Michigan Lottery
Ruby 7s: Decent value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.82 on average.
▲ +1.6 pts vs launch#6 of 28 · $10 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:30 PM
▲ +1.6 pts vs launch#6 of 28 · $10 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:30 PM
Ruby 7s is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 78.2%, up 1.6 percentage points from the launch value of 76.6%. 3 of the original 3 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 25% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
78.2%
expected return
1 in 3.84
odds of any win
3 of 3
$1M jackpots left
25%
claimed · 1.5M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,164,650 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,213 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.82 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.95 · 69.5% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $10K
$0.20 · 2.0% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$0.67 · 6.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
71.5%
Just 3 tickets out of 4.5M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
1,163,919 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% 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, Jun 2026.
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 $10 MI peers
#6 of 28
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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