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$500,000 Cash MultiplierMichigan Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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45
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5MichiganGame #0636GREEN
At a glance

$500,000 Cash Multiplier is a $5 ticket from the Michigan Lottery. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $500,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 2,555,958, from 1 in 3,036,150 at launch. It has been on sale since January 2024, and 56% of its prizes are still unclaimed.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.11
Exp. Value
$0.70
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
56%
ValueScore™
45 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.70
→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #70 of the 108 active games we track in Michigan.
Why
→A leaner 24% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.11), below most games.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 3.0M at launch, about 1 in 2.6M now. Tickets have sold faster than the $500,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • At $0.70 back per $1, the return here is middle-of-the-road for this price point.
  • Prize quality is fair, with some of the bigger winners already claimed.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$500,000
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 3.0M
now ~1 in 2.6M
$500
502 of 900 left
launch odds 1 in 10K
now ~1 in 10K
$100
4,265 of 7,595 left
launch odds 1 in 1,199
now ~1 in 1,199
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$500,00032
67%
$500900502
56%
$1007,5954,265
56%
$50129,11571,636
55%
$25437,570244,184
56%
$10729,115404,931
56%
$5911,870518,255
57%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$31,955,000
Current Prize Pool
$18,004,485
Payout Percentage
56.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,243,775

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
9,108,450
Estimated Remaining
5,111,915
% Remaining
56.1%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

All 2 $500,000 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

20
March 6October 9

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Michigan's $5 games (0.5% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

45
VALUESCORE
Fair
45
out of 100
Expected Value
13/40
Prize Quality
14/25
Win Frequency
6/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
0636
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
1/2/2024
Payout %
70.2%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.11 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $500,000 Cash Multiplier scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. $500,000 Cash Multiplier scores 45/100 (Fair) and is 19th out of 31 $5 tickets in Michigan. It pays back about $0.70 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Michigan rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the $500,000 Cash Multiplier scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $500,000 Cash Multiplier are 1 in 4.11. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $500,000 Cash Multiplier?
The top prize for $500,000 Cash Multiplier is $500,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $5 ticket in Michigan

All 31 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Mystery Box Multiplier Cashword721 in 3.6770.1%$300K · 3-
Gold Rush Tripler601 in 4.1870.3%$500K · 3-
In The Money601 in 4.1370.1%$500K · 31.5%
$500,000 Loteria601 in 3.7870.0%$500K · 30.0%
Spectacular Wild Time551 in 3.6370.2%$500K · 20.5%
Lucky Stars541 in 3.9973.1%$1M · 21.2%
Fireball Bingo541 in 3.9370.4%$300K · 31.5%
$500,000 Bonus Scratch Multiplier521 in 4.1070.1%$500K · 20.2%
Cash Vault511 in 4.1370.4%$500K · 32.8%
$500,000 Cash Multiplier (this game)451 in 4.1170.2%$500K · 20.0%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.