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Ranked 54th of 107 Tickets in Michigan

Lucky StarsMichigan Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Michigan Lottery
55
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5MichiganGame #0738GREEN
At a glance

Lucky Stars costs $5 a ticket from the Michigan Lottery. By our estimate the $1,000,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 1,729,212 per ticket, down from 1 in 2,077,028. Its expected return of $0.73 per $1 runs $0.03 ahead of the typical $5 ticket in Michigan.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.99
Exp. Value
$0.73
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$1,000,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
56%
ValueScore™
55 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.73
→
AVERAGE
A typical $5 ticket, ranked #54 of the 107 active games we track in Michigan.
Why
→Wins are infrequent: about a 25% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 3.99), lower than most games.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 2.1M at launch, about 1 in 1.7M now. Tickets have sold faster than the $1,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Expected value lands near the pack at $0.73 per $1 spent.
  • The bigger prize tiers here have plenty left to win.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$1,000,000
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 2.1M
now ~1 in 1.7M
$2,500
6 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 623K
now ~1 in 576K
$500
31 of 61 left
launch odds 1 in 102K
now ~1 in 112K
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%
$2,500106
60%
$5006131
51%
$25012,7686,928
54%
$1003,1571,709
54%
$5062,40233,660
54%
$20186,960101,573
54%
$10573,286316,079
55%
$5723,028406,785
56%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$22,770,500
Current Prize Pool
$12,842,575
Payout Percentage
56.4%
Total Prizes Remaining
866,773

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
6,231,083
Estimated Remaining
3,458,424
% Remaining
55.5%
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 May 8, one $1,000,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on May 15.

31
3
2
May 8October 19
  • May 15, 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 $5 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

55
VALUESCORE
Fair
55
out of 100
Expected Value
19/40
Prize Quality
15/25
Win Frequency
8/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
0738
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
5/5/2026
Payout %
73.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.99 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Lucky Stars scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Lucky Stars scores 55/100 (Fair) and is 7th of the 31 active $5 games in Michigan. It pays back about $0.73 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Michigan rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Lucky Stars scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Lucky Stars are 1 in 3.99. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Lucky Stars?
The top prize for Lucky Stars is $1,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $5 ticket in Michigan

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GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Mystery Box Multiplier Cashword721 in 3.6770.1%$300K · 31.4%
Gold Rush Tripler601 in 4.1870.3%$500K · 32.9%
In The Money601 in 4.1370.1%$500K · 31.4%
$500,000 Loteria591 in 3.7870.0%$500K · 30.0%
Superstar Bonus581 in 4.0270.1%$500K · 30.1%
Spectacular Wild Time551 in 3.6370.2%$500K · 20.5%
Lucky Stars (this game)551 in 3.9973.1%$1M · 21.1%
Fireball Bingo541 in 3.9370.4%$300K · 31.4%
$500,000 Bonus Scratch Multiplier521 in 4.1070.1%$500K · 20.1%
Cash Vault511 in 4.1370.4%$500K · 32.3%

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.