$500,000 Winter Ice — $5 Michigan Scratch-Off #0615
$500,000 Winter Ice (#0615) is a $5 Michigan scratch-off launched on December 5, 2023. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #80 of 107 active games on current payout (65.1%, $3.25 expected back per ticket) and #27 of 31 $5 games, #82 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.36) and #36 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,610,585). Since launch the payout has fallen 4.8 points (69.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 7.1% (1 in 4.05 at launch). 1 of 2 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 1,610,585 tickets are still unsold (63.4% sold). That is below average for Michigan; the Michigan ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in $500,000 Winter Ice, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Michigan game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 369,328 of 1,087,488 prizes (34.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 in 2,202,163 | 1 in 1,610,585 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 293,622 | 1 in 230,084 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 46.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,609 | 1 in 1,988 | 2,738 | 1,928 | 810 | 29.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 55.4 | 1 in 64.6 | 79,494 | 54,556 | 24,938 | 31.4% |
| $20 | 1 in 31.2 | 1 in 34.7 | 141,066 | 94,666 | 46,400 | 32.9% |
| $15 | 1 in 29.4 | 1 in 32.5 | 149,900 | 100,372 | 49,528 | 33.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.7 | 1 in 16.1 | 299,903 | 199,722 | 100,181 | 33.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.6 | 1 in 10.9 | 414,370 | 266,907 | 147,463 | 35.6% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.05 | 1 in 4.36 | 1,087,488 | 718,160 | 369,328 | 34.0% |
How $500,000 Winter Ice has moved
$500,000 Winter Ice: common questions
- How many $500,000 prizes are left in $500,000 Winter Ice?
- 1 of 2 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,610,585.
- What are the odds of winning anything on $500,000 Winter Ice?
- 1 in 4.36 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.05 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.36, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 7.26.
- Is $500,000 Winter Ice worth buying?
- Its current payout is 65.1% ($3.25 back per $5 ticket), rank #80 of 107 in Michigan. The best $5 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Make It Rein (#0673, $5) at 74.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many $500,000 Winter Ice tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,610,585 of roughly 4,404,326 printed tickets are unsold (63.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did $500,000 Winter Ice launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on December 5, 2023. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Michigan scratch-offs
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- Make It Rein — 74.4% payout, 1 in 3.66 any prize
- Lucky Stars — 73.2% payout, 1 in 4.06 any prize
- Win Big — 72.0% payout, 1 in 3.98 any prize