At $5 a ticket, $500 Inferno comes from the Michigan Lottery. Its published overall odds are 1 in 4.10. Dollar for dollar, it pays back around $0.70 per $1, an average return for a scratch-off. The top prize is $500. Across every tier, 62% of prizes are still out there: most prizes are still available. Its ValueScore is 47/100 (Fair). Against the rest of the state it is 73rd out of 112 Michigan scratch-offs. At its own price point it is 20th of the 30 active $5 games in Michigan.
Overall Odds
1 in 4.10
Exp. Value
$0.70
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500
Top Prizes Left
16,404
Prizes Remaining
62%
ValueScore™
47 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.70→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either; it is 20th of the 30 active $5 games in Michigan.
Why
→At 1 in 4.10, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
- $0.70 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
- Prize quality is high: most of the meaningful top and mid-tier prizes remain in play.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate$500
16,404 of 26,622 left
launch odds 1 in 326
now ~1 in 330
$100
3,576 of 5,819 left
launch odds 1 in 1,493
now ~1 in 1,514
$50
10,714 of 17,429 left
launch odds 1 in 498
now ~1 in 505
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
| Prize | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 26,622 | 16,404 | 62% |
| $100 | 5,819 | 3,576 | 61% |
| $50 | 17,429 | 10,714 | 61% |
| $25 | 69,493 | 43,028 | 62% |
| $10 | 782,517 | 485,784 | 62% |
| $5 | 1,217,161 | 761,201 | 63% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$30,412,650
Current Prize Pool
$18,834,845
Payout Percentage
61.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
1,320,707
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
8,688,068
Estimated Remaining
5,414,899
% Remaining
62.3%
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.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
47
VALUESCORE
Fair
47
out of 100
Expected Value
13/40
Prize Quality
15/25
Win Frequency
6/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 9/4/2026
Game Details
- State
- Michigan
- Game Number
- 0697
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 1/6/2026
- Payout %
- 70.0%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 9/4/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the $500 Inferno scratch-off a good buy?
$500 Inferno is a middling ticket with a ValueScore of 47/100. It is roughly average compared to other scratch-offs in Michigan. If you are looking for the best value at this price point, check the Michigan rankings page for higher-rated alternatives.
How much does $500 Inferno cost?
$500 Inferno costs $5 per ticket in Michigan. All ScratchCheck figures for this game (expected value, ValueScore, and top prize analysis) are calculated against this $5 ticket price.
What are the odds of winning the $500 Inferno scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $500 Inferno are 1 in 4.10. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $500 Inferno?
The top prize for $500 Inferno is $500. As of our latest update, 16,404 top prizes remain unclaimed.
What are the prizes for $500 Inferno?
$500 Inferno offers 6 distinct prize levels: $500 (26,622 total), $100 (5,819 total), $50 (17,429 total), $25 (69,493 total), $10 (782,517 total), and $5 (1,217,161 total). The full prize breakdown with odds and remaining counts is listed in the prize table on this page.
How many prizes are left in $500 Inferno?
Based on our latest data, 62% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 1,320,707 out of 2,119,041 total). Roughly half the prizes remain, which is typical for an active game.
How is $500 Inferno rated by ScratchCheck?
ScratchCheck rates $500 Inferno at 47 out of 100 using ValueScore™, a composite rating built from four factors: Expected Value, Prize Quality, Win Frequency, and Inventory Health. Scores of 80 or above are Excellent, 60 to 79 Good, 40 to 59 Fair, 20 to 39 Below Average, and below 20 is Poor. The score updates automatically as prizes are claimed and data refreshes.
When was $500 Inferno released?
$500 Inferno was released by the Michigan Lottery on January 6, 2026. It has been on sale for roughly 8 months, so a meaningful portion of prizes has likely been claimed.
How often is $500 Inferno data updated on ScratchCheck?
$500 Inferno data comes directly from the official Michigan Lottery and is refreshed daily, so the odds and remaining prize counts you see match the lottery's latest published figures.