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Average valueActiveEmerald 7s · $5 · Michigan Lottery
Emerald 7s: Average value. A $5 ticket pays back $3.43 on average.
▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#29 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:30 PM
▼ -1.4 pts vs launch#29 of 31 · $5 MI gamesUpdated Jun 24, 2026, 12:30 PM
Emerald 7s is a $5 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 68.6%, down 1.4 percentage points from the launch value of 70.0%. 2 of the original 3 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 12% of the 6.3M printed tickets have been sold.
68.6%
expected return
1 in 4.12
odds of any win
2 of 3
$500K top prizes left
12%
claimed · 745k of 6.3M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,347,515 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $5
$10 – $250, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $5 prize, so you break even
76 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 4,935 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $3.43 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $5 – $500
$3.25 · 64.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $500K
$0.18 · 3.7% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$5 – $500 wins
1,347,495 winning tickets remain in this range: 95% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
12% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jun 2026.
6.3M
tickets printed
745k
tickets claimed · 12%
5.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
88%
67% of top prizes remain with 88% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Michigan Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $5 MI peers
#29 of 31
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 24, 2026, 12:30 PM.
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