Back To The Future — $5 Michigan Scratch-Off #0742
Back To The Future (#0742) is a $5 Michigan scratch-off launched on April 7, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #64 of 107 active games on current payout (69.9%, $3.50 expected back per ticket) and #12 of 31 $5 games, #60 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.09) and #66 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,004,914). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.3 points (70.2% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 1.6% (1 in 4.02 at launch). 3 of 3 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 6,014,743 tickets are still unsold (25.3% sold). That is below average for Michigan; the Michigan ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Back To The Future, 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, 1,471,820 of 2,004,208 prizes (73.4%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 in 2,685,639 | 1 in 2,004,914 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 805,692 | 1 in 1,002,457 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 60.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 30,988 | 1 in 31,824 | 260 | 71 | 189 | 72.7% |
| $88 | 1 in 1,493 | 1 in 1,548 | 5,397 | 1,511 | 3,886 | 72.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 84.1 | 1 in 86.6 | 95,840 | 26,400 | 69,440 | 72.5% |
| $25 | 1 in 20.8 | 1 in 21.4 | 386,995 | 106,402 | 280,593 | 72.5% |
| $10 | 1 in 9.80 | 1 in 9.98 | 822,341 | 219,791 | 602,550 | 73.3% |
| $5 | 1 in 11.6 | 1 in 11.7 | 693,362 | 178,209 | 515,153 | 74.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.02 | 1 in 4.09 | 2,004,208 | 532,388 | 1,471,820 | 73.4% |
How Back To The Future has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 20, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 6 remain.
Back To The Future: common questions
- How many $500,000 prizes are left in Back To The Future?
- 3 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,004,914.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Back To The Future?
- 1 in 4.09 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.02 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.09, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.29.
- Is Back To The Future worth buying?
- Its current payout is 69.9% ($3.50 back per $5 ticket), rank #64 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 Back To The Future tickets are left?
- We estimate 6,014,743 of roughly 8,056,916 printed tickets are unsold (25.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Back To The Future launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on April 7, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Michigan scratch-offs
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- Detroit Tigers — 81.1% payout, 1 in 2.83 any prize
- 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