Michigan launched four new scratch-offs for September 2026
The Michigan Lottery put four scratch-offs on sale on Monday, September 1, priced from $2 to $20. According to the lottery's game listings they are Triple Diamond Payout, Silver & Gold Cashword, Cash Vault, and Wild Time Series, game numbers 0762, 0763, 0760, and 0751.
The four cover most of the price range Michigan sells, and the gap between the ends of it is unusually wide. Triple Diamond Payout at $20 returns 78.8% of sales as prizes. Wild Time Series at $2 returns 63.1%. That is a 15.7-point spread inside a single launch.
| Game | Price | Top prize | Top prizes | Payout | Odds | ValueScore™ | MI rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple Diamond Payout | $20 | $2,000,000 | 3 | 78.8% | 1 in 3.72 | 85.9 | 6th |
| Silver & Gold Cashword | $10 | $500,000 | 3 | 75.6% | 1 in 3.47 | 80.7 | 11th |
| Cash Vault | $5 | $500,000 | 3 | 70.4% | 1 in 4.13 | 54.0 | 52nd |
| Wild Time Series | $2 | $50,000 | 5 | 63.1% | 1 in 4.74 | 47.2 | 70th |
Triple Diamond Payout enters sixth in the state
The $20 game is the strongest of the launch. It pays 78.8%, half a point above Michigan's $20 average of 78.3% and well above the national $20 figure of 75.1%. It launched with three $2 million top prizes, 21 prizes of $10,000, 100 of $5,000, and 3,048 of $500.
That puts it sixth of the 112 games on sale in Michigan and 90th of the roughly 2,860 games we score nationally. The five ahead of it in the state are the $30 Diamond 7s at 94.5, the $50 $8,000,000 Payout at 90.8, the $20 $2 Million Royale at 90.0, the $30 Max $ at 89.6, and the $50 Millionaire Maker at 88.1. New games score near their ceiling because nothing has been claimed, and the number drifts down as tickets sell.
Silver & Gold Cashword has the best odds of the four at 1 in 3.47, better than any other game in the launch, which is normal for a crossword format. Its prize table is unusual in shape. Below the three $500,000 top prizes the next tier down is $999, and there are only 24 of those. Everything else is $200 or less, with 771,206 prizes of $20.
Michigan's 112 active games average 72.4% payout and 53.5 on our scale, so three of the four new games score above the state average. The state has been busy this summer, with three games in August and a $500,000 win on one of them already claimed. Current Michigan rankings update daily, and the games with the most top prizes left are tracked separately.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What new scratch-offs did Michigan launch in September 2026?
Four games went on sale September 1, 2026: Triple Diamond Payout ($20, top prize $2,000,000), Silver & Gold Cashword ($10, $500,000), Cash Vault ($5, $500,000), and Wild Time Series ($2, $50,000). Game numbers are 0762, 0763, 0760, and 0751.
Which of the new Michigan scratch-offs is the best?
Triple Diamond Payout, the $20 game. It pays back 78.8% of sales, wins on one ticket in 3.72, and launched with three $2 million top prizes, 21 prizes of $10,000, and 100 of $5,000. It rates 85.9 on our ValueScore scale, sixth of the 112 games on sale in Michigan as of September 3, 2026.
Is the $2 Wild Time Series worth buying?
It pays back 63.1% of sales, which is about normal for a $2 Michigan ticket and below the national $2 average of 65.5%. It rates 47.2 on our ValueScore scale, 70th of 112 games in the state. Its five $50,000 top prizes are all unclaimed, but at that price the prize table is built around $2 and $4 wins.
Jessie Jurado is a news writer who covers new scratch-off launches, state lottery guides, taxes on winnings, news, and much more. She joined ScratchCheck in 2026 and writes the site's state-by-state coverage.
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