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Average valueActiveVIP Cashword · $10 · Michigan Lottery
VIP Cashword: Average value. A $10 ticket pays back $7.38 on average.
▼ -1.6 pts vs launch#27 of 28 · $10 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:31 PM
▼ -1.6 pts vs launch#27 of 28 · $10 MI gamesUpdated Jul 31, 2026, 12:31 PM
VIP Cashword is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.8%, down 1.6 percentage points from the launch value of 75.4%. 1 of the original 3 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 85% of the 7.0M printed tickets have been sold.
73.8%
expected return
1 in 3.47
odds of any win
1 of 3
$500K top prizes left
85%
claimed · 5.9M of 7M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 306,209 winning tickets still unclaimed.
19 win more than $10
$20 – $200, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
71 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 75,916 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $7.38 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $200
$6.90 · 69.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$0.48 · 4.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $200 wins
306,195 winning tickets remain in this range: 93% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
85% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Oct 2024.
7M
tickets printed
5.9M
tickets claimed · 85%
1.1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
33%
Tickets left
15%
33% of top prizes remain with only 15% 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
#27 of 28
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated Jul 31, 2026, 12:31 PM.
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