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Poor valueActivePocket Change · $1 · Michigan Lottery
Pocket Change: Poor value. A $1 ticket pays back $0.59 on average.
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#3 of 9 · $1 MI games
▼ -2.0 pts vs launch#3 of 9 · $1 MI games
Pocket Change is a $1 scratch-off ticket from the Michigan state lottery. Its current expected value is 59.0%, down 2.0 percentage points from the launch value of 61.0%. 20 of the original 51 $500 top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 61% of the 16.8M printed tickets have been sold.
59.0%
expected return
1 in 4.67
odds of any win
20 of 51
$500 top prizes left
61%
claimed · 10.2M of 16.8M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 1,421,349 winning tickets still unclaimed.
11 win more than $1
$2 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $1 prize, so you break even
79 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 331,913 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $0.59 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $1 – $500
$0.59 · 59.0% of price
Most of the value pays out as
$1 – $500 wins
1,421,349 winning tickets remain in this range: 100% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
61% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2026.
16.8M
tickets printed
10.2M
tickets claimed · 61%
6.6M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
39%
Tickets left
39%
39% of top prizes remain with 39% 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 $1 MI peers
#3 of 9
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Michigan Lottery published claim data.
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