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Ranked 87th of 107 Tickets in Michigan

Safe Cracker CashwordMichigan Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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34
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$5MichiganGame #0669GREEN
At a glance

Safe Cracker Cashword is a $5 ticket from the Michigan Lottery. Only 6% of its prizes are still unclaimed. On ValueScore it earns 34/100 (Below Avg), good for 28th out of 31 $5 tickets in Michigan. Its overall odds of 1 in 3.67 beat the 1 in 4.03 typical of Michigan's $5 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.67
Exp. Value
$0.70
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$300,000
Top Prizes Left
0
Prizes Remaining
6%
ValueScore™
34 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.70
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
It is 28th of the 31 active $5 games in Michigan, so most $5 alternatives will serve you better.
Why
↓Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • You get back about $0.70 per $1 on average, which is normal for this price.
  • Wins hit often: about a 27% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 3.67), better than most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$300,000
0 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 3.5M
All claimed
$1,000
3 of 142 left
launch odds 1 in 74K
now ~1 in 220K
$500
39 of 701 left
launch odds 1 in 15K
now ~1 in 17K
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
$300,00030Claimed
$1,0001423
2%
$50070139
6%
$1006,995300
4%
$7510,475382
4%
$5052,4042,126
4%
$3079,7913,176
4%
$25209,8569,029
4%
$20272,81914,758
5%
$15293,68313,739
5%
$10818,60052,657
6%
$51,112,23583,820
8%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$36,746,755
Current Prize Pool
$1,955,370
Payout Percentage
5.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
180,029

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
10,487,774
Estimated Remaining
660,706
% Remaining
6.3%
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.

Prize History

Top prizes left

No $300,000 top prizes have been left since March 6, when our records for it began.

10
0
March 6October 19

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

34
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
34
out of 100
Expected Value
19/40
Prize Quality
1/25
Win Frequency
15/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
0669
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
12/3/2024
Payout %
70.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.67 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Safe Cracker Cashword scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Safe Cracker Cashword scores 34/100 (Below Average) and is 28th out of 31 $5 tickets in Michigan. It pays back about $0.70 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Safe Cracker Cashword scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Safe Cracker Cashword are 1 in 3.67. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Safe Cracker Cashword?
The top prize for Safe Cracker Cashword is $300,000. All top prizes have already been claimed. This game no longer has a top prize available, so you may want to consider a different game.
How many prizes are left in Safe Cracker Cashword?
Based on our latest data, 6% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 180,029 out of 2,857,704 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $5 ticket in Michigan

All 31 ranked →
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 Stars551 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%
Safe Cracker Cashword (this game)341 in 3.6770.1%$300K · 00.0%

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.