Detroit Lions — $5 Michigan Scratch-Off #0705
Detroit Lions (#0705) is a $5 Michigan scratch-off launched on August 5, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #87 of 107 active games on current payout (64.1%, $3.21 expected back per ticket) and #28 of 31 $5 games, #95 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.66) and #17 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,066,898). Since launch the payout has fallen 5.8 points (69.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 15.1% (1 in 3.95 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 2,133,796 tickets are still unsold (73.9% sold). That is below average for Michigan; the Michigan ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 74% sold, only 1 of 3 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 1.1 million, was 1 in 2.7 million). More Michigan games like this. Last top prize claimed: September 18, 2025, 402 days ago.
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. 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, 458,387 of 2,071,957 prizes (22.1%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 in 2,728,077 | 1 in 1,066,898 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 818,423 | 1 in 1,066,898 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 30,089 | 1 in 39,515 | 272 | 218 | 54 | 19.9% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,571 | 1 in 2,052 | 5,209 | 4,169 | 1,040 | 20.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 93.9 | 1 in 120.4 | 87,198 | 69,477 | 17,721 | 20.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 19.2 | 1 in 23.9 | 425,205 | 335,963 | 89,242 | 21.0% |
| $15 | 1 in 35.7 | 1 in 43.7 | 229,099 | 180,259 | 48,840 | 21.3% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.6 | 1 in 13.4 | 703,312 | 544,653 | 158,659 | 22.6% |
| $5 | 1 in 13.2 | 1 in 14.9 | 621,649 | 478,822 | 142,827 | 23.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.95 | 1 in 4.66 | 2,071,957 | 1,613,570 | 458,387 | 22.1% |
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 October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,066,898.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Detroit Lions?
- 1 in 4.66 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.95 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.66, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.76.
- Is Detroit Lions worth buying?
- Its current payout is 64.1% ($3.21 back per $5 ticket), rank #87 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 Detroit Lions tickets are left?
- We estimate 2,133,796 of roughly 8,184,230 printed tickets are unsold (73.9% 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.
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