Detroit Lions — $5 Michigan Scratch-Off #0705
Detroit Lions (#0705) is a $5 Michigan scratch-off launched on August 5, 2025. As of September 20, 2026 it ranks #80 of 106 active games on current payout (64.6%, $3.23 expected back per ticket) and #26 of 29 $5 games, #92 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.59) and #18 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,111,774). Since launch the payout has fallen 5.3 points (69.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 13.9% (1 in 3.95 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 2,223,549 tickets are still unsold (72.8% sold). That is below average for Michigan; the Michigan ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Detroit Lions, 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, 484,524 of 2,071,957 prizes (23.4%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 in 2,728,077 | 1 in 1,111,774 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 818,423 | 1 in 1,111,774 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 30,089 | 1 in 37,059 | 272 | 212 | 60 | 22.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,571 | 1 in 2,005 | 5,209 | 4,100 | 1,109 | 21.3% |
| $50 | 1 in 93.9 | 1 in 118.0 | 87,198 | 68,355 | 18,843 | 21.6% |
| $20 | 1 in 19.2 | 1 in 23.5 | 425,205 | 330,547 | 94,658 | 22.3% |
| $15 | 1 in 35.7 | 1 in 43.0 | 229,099 | 177,358 | 51,741 | 22.6% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.6 | 1 in 13.3 | 703,312 | 536,014 | 167,298 | 23.8% |
| $5 | 1 in 13.2 | 1 in 14.7 | 621,649 | 470,838 | 150,811 | 24.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.95 | 1 in 4.59 | 2,071,957 | 1,587,433 | 484,524 | 23.4% |
How Detroit Lions has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- September 18, 2025: one $500,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
- August 23, 2025: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 7 remain.
- August 19, 2025: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
Detroit Lions: common questions
- How many $500,000 prizes are left in Detroit Lions?
- 2 of 3 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,111,774.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Detroit Lions?
- 1 in 4.59 today, compared with 1 in 3.95 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.59, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.66.
- Is Detroit Lions worth buying?
- Its current payout is 64.6% ($3.23 back per $5 ticket), rank #80 of 106 in Michigan. The best $5 alternative today is Safe Cracker Cashword (#0669, $5) at 84.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Detroit Lions tickets are left?
- We estimate 2,223,549 of roughly 8,184,230 printed tickets are unsold (72.8% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Detroit Lions launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 5, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Michigan scratch-offs
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- Make It Rein — 74.3% payout, 1 in 3.66 any prize
- Lucky Stars — 73.9% payout, 1 in 3.97 any prize
- Win Big — 72.0% payout, 1 in 3.98 any prize
- Stampede Payout — 72.0% payout, 1 in 3.89 any prize