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Decent valueActiveWin $100, $200 or $500 · $20 · Michigan Lottery
Win $100, $200 or $500: Decent value. A $20 ticket pays back $15.43 on average.
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#15 of 17 · $20 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:32 PM
▼ -0.2 pts vs launch#15 of 17 · $20 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:32 PM
Win $100, $200 or $500 is a $20 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 77.1%, down 0.2 percentage points from the launch value of 77.3%. 3,319 of the original 23,443 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 85% of the 8.8M printed tickets have been sold.
77.1%
expected return
1 in 8.11
odds of any win
3,319 of 23,443
$500 top prizes left
85%
claimed · 7.5M of 8.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 157,734 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $20
$100 or $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
88 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 385 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.43 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $500
$15.43 · 77.1% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$100 – $500 wins
157,734 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
85% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jul 2024.
8.8M
tickets printed
7.5M
tickets claimed · 85%
1.3M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
14%
Tickets left
15%
14% of top prizes remain with 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 $20 MI peers
#15 of 17
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 16, 2026, 12:32 PM.
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