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Jungle CashwordMichigan Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Michigan Lottery
32
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5MichiganGame #0659GREEN
At a glance

The Michigan Lottery sells Jungle Cashword as a $5 ticket. By our estimate the $300,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 907,915 per ticket, down from 1 in 3,391,468. At a ValueScore of 32/100 (Below Avg), it is 30th of the 31 active $5 games in Michigan. Its overall odds of 1 in 3.70 beat the 1 in 4.03 typical of Michigan's $5 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.70
Exp. Value
$0.70
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$300,000
Top Prizes Left
3
Prizes Remaining
27%
ValueScore™
32 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.70
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Ranked 94th out of 108 Michigan scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 29 other $5 Michigan games ranked higher.
Why
↓$0.70 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 3.4M at launch, about 1 in 908K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $300,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • Late in this game's life: the remaining prize pool is small.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 9
$300,000
3 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 3.4M
now ~1 in 908K
$10,000
2 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 1.0M
now ~1 in 1.4M
$2,000
17 of 68 left
launch odds 1 in 150K
now ~1 in 160K
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
$300,00033
100%
$10,000102
20%
$2,0006817
25%
$1008,5272,098
25%
$7511,9192,889
24%
$5090,70822,324
25%
$3093,32923,181
25%
$20509,055128,165
25%
$101,018,110272,374
27%
$51,018,110285,094
28%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$35,670,645
Current Prize Pool
$9,904,615
Payout Percentage
27.8%
Total Prizes Remaining
736,147

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
10,174,404
Estimated Remaining
2,723,744
% Remaining
26.8%
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 3 $300,000 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

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March 6October 9

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.9% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about twice 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

32
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
32
out of 100
Expected Value
9/40
Prize Quality
6/25
Win Frequency
13/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/9/2026

Game Details

Game Number
0659
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
9/2/2025
Payout %
70.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/9/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.70 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Jungle Cashword scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Jungle Cashword scores 32/100 (Below Average) and is 30th of the 31 active $5 games in Michigan. It pays back about $0.70 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Jungle Cashword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Jungle Cashword are 1 in 3.70. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Jungle Cashword?
The top prize for Jungle Cashword is $300,000. As of our latest update, 3 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Jungle Cashword?
Based on our latest data, 27% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 736,147 out of 2,749,839 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

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%
Jungle Cashword (this game)321 in 3.7070.1%$300K · 30.9%

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.