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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 $15.36 on average.
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#16 of 17 · $20 MI gamesUpdated Jun 16, 2026, 12:32 PM
▼ -0.3 pts vs launch#16 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 76.8%, down 0.3 percentage points from the launch value of 77.0%. 4,331 of the original 28,314 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 84% of the 8.5M printed tickets have been sold.
76.8%
expected return
1 in 8.77
odds of any win
4,331 of 28,314
$500 top prizes left
84%
claimed · 7.2M of 8.5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 149,815 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $20
$100 or $200, an actual profit
0 win their money back
a $20 prize, so you break even
89 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 304 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $15.36 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $100 – $500
$15.36 · 76.8% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$100 – $500 wins
149,815 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
84% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2023.
8.5M
tickets printed
7.2M
tickets claimed · 84%
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
15%
Tickets left
16%
15% of top prizes remain with 16% 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
#16 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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