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Average valueActiveTHE MILLION · $30 · Wisconsin Lottery
THE MILLION: Average value. A $30 ticket pays back $21.89 on average.
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $30 WI games
▲ +0.0 pts vs launch#2 of 6 · $30 WI games
THE MILLION is a $30 scratch-off ticket from the Wisconsin state lottery. Its current expected value is 73.0%, up 0.0 percentage points from the launch value of 73.0%. 2 of the original 2 $1,000,000 top prizes are still unclaimed.
73.0%
expected return
1 in 3.20
odds of any win
2 of 2
$1M jackpots left
0%
claimed · 0 of 482k printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 154,162 winning tickets still unclaimed.
12 win more than $30
$50 – $200, an actual profit
20 win their money back
a $30 prize, so you break even
68 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 317 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $21.89 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $30 – $500
$17.06 · 56.9% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $50K
$0.78 · 2.6% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$4.05 · 13.5% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
59.5%
Just 2 tickets out of 482k carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$30 – $500 wins
154,002 winning tickets remain in this range: 78% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
0% of the print run claimed
Counting every ticket since launch, Sep 2025.
482k
tickets printed
0
tickets claimed · 0%
482k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Sales are outpacing the jackpots: worse for buyers.
Jackpots left
100%
Tickets left
100%
100% of top prizes remain with 100% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Wisconsin Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $30 WI peers
#2 of 6
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Wisconsin Lottery published claim data.
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