What is the expected value of $8,000,000 Payout?

As of the latest tracked snapshot, the expected value of $8,000,000 Payout is 82.5%, meaning the average ticket returns about $41.25 in prizes against its $50 cost.

Is $8,000,000 Payout retired?

No, $8,000,000 Payout is still active and being sold by the Michigan state lottery as of the latest tracked snapshot.

$8,000,000 Payout ($50) - Odds & Remaining Prizes

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Active$8,000,000 Payout · $50 · Michigan Lottery

▲ +1.5 pts vs launch#3 of 5 · $50 MI gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:31 PM

$8,000,000 Payout is a $50 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 82.5%, up 1.5 percentage points from the launch value of 81.0%. 3 of the original 3 $8,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 19% of the 7.8M printed tickets have been sold.

82.5%

expected return

1 in 3.17

odds of any win

3 of 3

$8M jackpots left

19%

claimed · 1.5M of 7.8M printed

Odds, in plain terms

If you bought 100 tickets today

Based on the 1,973,013 winning tickets still unclaimed.

19 win more than $50

$100 or $150 or $200, an actual profit

11 win their money back

a $50 prize, so you break even

70 win nothing

the house edge, made visible

Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 102 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.

Value map

Where the $41.25 comes from

The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.

Small wins $50 – $500

$36.78 · 73.6% of price

Mid prizes $2K – $10K

$0.63 · 1.3% of price

Jackpots $8M+

$3.84 · 7.7% of price

Realistic return, jackpots set aside

74.8%

Just 3 tickets out of 6.3M carry the $8M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.

Most of the value pays out as

$50 – $500 wins

1,971,305 winning tickets remain in this range: 89% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.

Claim progress

19% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there

Counting every ticket since launch, Mar 2026.

7.8M

tickets printed

1.5M

tickets claimed · 19%

6.3M

still out there

Prizes claimed over time

Claim chart needs more snapshot history

Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.

Jackpots left

100%

Tickets left

81%

100% of top prizes remain with only 81% of tickets left to claim them.

Where to buy

Michigan Lottery

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Rank vs $50 MI peers

#3 of 5

By expected return. Higher is better for the player.

500X Money Maker

122.3%

$300,000,000 Extraordinaire

86.7%

$8,000,000 Payout

82.5%

Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:31 PM.

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$8,000,000 Payout: Strong value. A $50 ticket pays back $41.25 on average.

If you bought 100 tickets today

Where the $41.25 comes from

19% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there