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Cash SurgeMichigan Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Michigan Lottery
56
VALUESCORE
Fair
$10MichiganGame #0739GREEN
At a glance

Cash Surge is a $10 ticket from the Michigan Lottery. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $1,000,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 1,093,254, from 1 in 2,000,860 at launch. On ValueScore it earns 56/100 (Fair), good for 22nd out of 27 $10 tickets in Michigan.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.85
Exp. Value
$0.77
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
36%
ValueScore™
56 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.77
→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #51 of the 108 active games we track in Michigan.
Why
→Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 2.0M at launch, about 1 in 1.1M now. Tickets have sold faster than the $1,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • About a 26% chance of a prize on each ticket (1 in 3.85), in line with most games.
  • The prize pool is about half spent, half still in circulation.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$1,000,000
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 2.0M
now ~1 in 1.1M
$10,000
5 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 600K
now ~1 in 437K
$1,000
362 of 899 left
launch odds 1 in 6,677
now ~1 in 6,040
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
$1,000,00032
67%
$10,000105
50%
$1,000899362
40%
$5003,6001,308
36%
$2007,1072,588
36%
$10078,43928,664
37%
$50189,92268,097
36%
$30179,83663,740
35%
$20499,680180,712
36%
$10599,616222,446
37%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$45,945,240
Current Prize Pool
$17,605,750
Payout Percentage
38.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
567,924

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
6,002,581
Estimated Remaining
2,186,507
% Remaining
36.4%
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

Since its launch on March 6, one $1,000,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on May 12.

30
March 6October 9
  • May 12, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 3 times the average for Michigan's $10 games (0.4% 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

56
VALUESCORE
Fair
56
out of 100
Expected Value
28/40
Prize Quality
10/25
Win Frequency
10/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
0739
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
3/3/2026
Payout %
76.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.85 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Cash Surge scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Cash Surge scores 56/100 (Fair) and is 22nd out of 27 $10 tickets in Michigan. It pays back about $0.77 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $10 tickets are listed on the Michigan rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Cash Surge scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Cash Surge are 1 in 3.85. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Cash Surge?
The top prize for Cash Surge is $1,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Cash Surge?
Based on our latest data, 36% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 567,924 out of 1,559,112 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $10 ticket in Michigan

All 27 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Wild $10821 in 3.6876.5%$1M · 3-
Silver & Gold Cashword801 in 3.4775.6%$500K · 31.5%
Cash Train741 in 3.6377.0%$1M · 21.8%
Power Doubler731 in 3.8476.7%$1M · 30.9%
Bonus Multiplier731 in 3.8576.5%$1M · 21.3%
$1,000,000 Cash Spectacular701 in 3.6876.6%$1M · 20.6%
One Million Payday681 in 3.8176.5%$1M · 30.0%
Epic Wild Time671 in 3.4876.5%$1M · 20.4%
Ruby 7s671 in 3.8476.6%$1M · 21.3%
Cash Surge (this game)561 in 3.8576.5%$1M · 21.1%

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.