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NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION — $5 Michigan Scratch-Off #0729

Data captured · launched October 28, 2025

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION (#0729) is a $5 Michigan scratch-off launched on October 28, 2025. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #89 of 107 active games on current payout (63.5%, $3.17 expected back per ticket) and #29 of 31 $5 games, #76 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.23) and #28 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,381,126). Since launch the payout has fallen 6.5 points (70.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 11.0% (1 in 3.76 at launch). 2 of 2 top prizes of $300,000 remain, and we estimate 2,762,252 tickets are still unsold (51.5% sold). That is below average for Michigan; the Michigan ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
63.5%
70.0% at launch
Expected value
$3.17
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.23
1 in 3.76 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.23
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 6.83
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 460,375
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 2
$300,000 each
Tickets remaining
48.5%
≈ 2,762,252 tickets

Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 51% sold and no top prize claimed yet: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 1.4 million, was 1 in 2.8 million). More Michigan games like this.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION, 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, 653,561 of 1,513,903 prizes (43.2%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$300,000 1 in 2,846,138 1 in 1,381,126 2 0 2 100.0%
$2,000 1 in 569,228 1 in 690,563 10 6 4 40.0%
$500 1 in 29,342 1 in 36,830 194 119 75 38.7%
$100 1 in 2,015 1 in 2,469 2,825 1,706 1,119 39.6%
$50 1 in 87.0 1 in 104.3 65,431 38,943 26,488 40.5%
$20 1 in 14.3 1 in 16.5 398,267 231,313 166,954 41.9%
$10 1 in 11.6 1 in 13.2 489,478 279,422 210,056 42.9%
$5 1 in 10.2 1 in 11.1 557,696 308,833 248,863 44.6%
All prizes1 in 3.761 in 4.23 1,513,903860,342 653,56143.2%

How NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION. 49 daily readings.

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION: common questions

How many $300,000 prizes are left in NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION?
2 of 2 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,381,126.
What are the odds of winning anything on NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION?
1 in 4.23 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.76 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.23, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.83.
Is NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION worth buying?
Its current payout is 63.5% ($3.17 back per $5 ticket), rank #89 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 NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION tickets are left?
We estimate 2,762,252 of roughly 5,692,275 printed tickets are unsold (51.5% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on October 28, 2025. It is still on sale.

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