Big Money Pay Day — $20 Michigan Scratch-Off #0759
Big Money Pay Day (#0759) is a $20 Michigan scratch-off launched on July 7, 2026. As of September 20, 2026 it ranks #21 of 106 active games on current payout (76.7%, $15.34 expected back per ticket) and #10 of 17 $20 games, #29 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.77) and #45 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,804,193). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.6 points (78.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 3.2% (1 in 3.65 at launch). 3 of 3 top prizes of $2,000,000 remain, and we estimate 5,412,578 tickets are still unsold (15.7% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Big Money Pay Day, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 1,434,806 of 1,759,479 prizes (81.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,000,000 | 1 in 2,140,699 | 1 in 1,804,193 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 458,721 | 1 in 451,048 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 85.7% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 30,151 | 1 in 29,257 | 213 | 28 | 185 | 86.9% |
| $500 | 1 in 3,624 | 1 in 3,769 | 1,772 | 336 | 1,436 | 81.0% |
| $300 | 1 in 2,008 | 1 in 2,073 | 3,199 | 588 | 2,611 | 81.6% |
| $200 | 1 in 98.8 | 1 in 102.2 | 65,030 | 12,076 | 52,954 | 81.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 15.8 | 1 in 16.4 | 406,204 | 75,693 | 330,511 | 81.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 20.7 | 320,833 | 59,323 | 261,510 | 81.5% |
| $30 | 1 in 20.0 | 1 in 20.7 | 320,739 | 58,966 | 261,773 | 81.6% |
| $20 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.3 | 641,472 | 117,661 | 523,811 | 81.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.65 | 1 in 3.77 | 1,759,479 | 324,673 | 1,434,806 | 81.5% |
How Big Money Pay Day has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 15, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 185 remain.
Big Money Pay Day: common questions
- How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in Big Money Pay Day?
- 3 of 3 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,804,193.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Big Money Pay Day?
- 1 in 3.77 today, compared with 1 in 3.65 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.77, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.94.
- Is Big Money Pay Day worth buying?
- Its current payout is 76.7% ($15.34 back per $20 ticket), rank #21 of 106 in Michigan. The best $20 alternative today is King Cashword (#0715, $20) at 81.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Big Money Pay Day tickets are left?
- We estimate 5,412,578 of roughly 6,422,098 printed tickets are unsold (15.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Big Money Pay Day launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on July 7, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $20 Michigan scratch-offs
- King Cashword — 81.0% payout, 1 in 3.00 any prize
- Diamonds & Gold — 79.9% payout, 1 in 3.53 any prize
- Triple Diamond Payout — 78.6% payout, 1 in 3.74 any prize
- $2,000,000 Bonus Scratch Multiplier — 78.1% payout, 1 in 3.74 any prize
- $2 Million Royale — 77.9% payout, 1 in 3.65 any prize