How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in Big Money Pay Day?

2 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,456,127.

What are the odds of winning anything on Big Money Pay Day?

1 in 3.63 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.65 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.63, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.71.

Is Big Money Pay Day worth buying?

Its current payout is 78.1% ($15.61 back per $20 ticket), rank #13 of 107 in Michigan. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Diamonds & Gold (#0480, $20) at 79.9%. 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 4,912,255 of roughly 6,422,098 printed tickets are unsold (23.5% 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.

Big Money Pay Day — $20 Michigan Scratch-Off #0759

Data captured October 25, 2026, 04:03 UTC · launched July 7, 2026

Big Money Pay Day Michigan scratch-off ticket

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Big Money Pay Day (#0759) is a $20 Michigan scratch-off launched on July 7, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #13 of 107 active games on current payout (78.1%, $15.61 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 17 $20 games, #21 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.63) and #81 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,456,127). Since launch the payout has fallen 0.2 points (78.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 0.7% (1 in 3.65 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $2,000,000 remain, and we estimate 4,912,255 tickets are still unsold (23.5% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout

78.1%

78.3% at launch

Expected value

$15.61

per $20 ticket

Any-prize odds

1 in 3.63

1 in 3.65 at launch

Cash odds

1 in 3.63

excludes free tickets

Profit odds

1 in 5.71

win more than $20

$600+ odds

1 in 26,129

claim-at-lottery prizes

Top prizes left

2 of 3

$2,000,000 each

Tickets remaining

76.5%

≈ 4,912,255 tickets

Last top prize claimed: September 30, 2026, 25 days ago.

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. 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, 1,354,592 of 1,759,479 prizes (77.0%) are still out there.

Prize	Odds at launch	Odds now	Total	Claimed	Remaining	% left
$2,000,000	1 in 2,140,699	1 in 2,456,127	3	1	2	66.7%
$10,000	1 in 458,721	1 in 446,569	14	3	11	78.6%
$2,000	1 in 30,151	1 in 28,070	213	38	175	82.2%
$500	1 in 3,624	1 in 3,650	1,772	426	1,346	76.0%
$300	1 in 2,008	1 in 1,998	3,199	740	2,459	76.9%
$200	1 in 98.8	1 in 98.4	65,030	15,123	49,907	76.7%
$100	1 in 15.8	1 in 15.8	406,204	94,341	311,863	76.8%
$50	1 in 20.0	1 in 19.9	320,833	73,977	246,856	76.9%
$30	1 in 20.0	1 in 19.9	320,739	73,480	247,259	77.1%
$20	1 in 10.0	1 in 9.93	641,472	146,758	494,714	77.1%
All prizes	1 in 3.65	1 in 3.63	1,759,479	404,887	1,354,592	77.0%

How Big Money Pay Day has moved

Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Big Money Pay Day. 49 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

October 24, 2026: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 175 remain.
October 22, 2026: 2 $2,000 prizes were claimed; 177 remain.
October 21, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 179 remain.
October 17, 2026: one $10,000 prize was claimed; 11 remain.
October 15, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 180 remain.
October 14, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 181 remain.
October 6, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 182 remain.
October 2, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 183 remain.
September 30, 2026: one $2,000,000 prize was claimed; 2 remain.
September 22, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 184 remain.
September 15, 2026: one $2,000 prize was claimed; 185 remain.

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

Big Money Pay Day: common questions

How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in Big Money Pay Day?: 2 of 3 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,456,127.
What are the odds of winning anything on Big Money Pay Day?: 1 in 3.63 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.65 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.63, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.71.
Is Big Money Pay Day worth buying?: Its current payout is 78.1% ($15.61 back per $20 ticket), rank #13 of 107 in Michigan. The best $20 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Diamonds & Gold (#0480, $20) at 79.9%. 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 4,912,255 of roughly 6,422,098 printed tickets are unsold (23.5% 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

Diamonds & Gold — 79.9% payout, 1 in 3.53 any prize
Triple Diamond Payout — 78.8% payout, 1 in 3.76 any prize
$2,000,000 Bonus Scratch Multiplier — 78.6% payout, 1 in 3.71 any prize
Win $100, $200 or $500 — 77.8% payout, 1 in 8.04 any prize
$2,000,000 Mega Multiplier — 77.6% payout, 1 in 3.56 any prize

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