Pocket Change — $1 Michigan Scratch-Off #0741
Pocket Change (#0741) is a $1 Michigan scratch-off launched on January 6, 2026. As of October 25, 2026 it ranks #83 of 107 active games on current payout (64.6%, $0.65 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 6 $1 games, #65 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.12) and #8 on top-prize odds (1 in 391,429). Since launch the payout has risen 3.6 points (60.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 13.5% (1 in 4.67 at launch). 10 of 51 top prizes of $500 remain, and we estimate 3,914,294 tickets are still unsold (76.7% sold). That is below average for Michigan; the Michigan ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Pocket Change, 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, 951,073 of 3,598,860 prizes (26.4%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 in 329,543 | 1 in 391,429 | 51 | 41 | 10 | 19.6% |
| $100 | 1 in 30,174 | 1 in 32,619 | 557 | 437 | 120 | 21.5% |
| $50 | 1 in 3,329 | 1 in 3,536 | 5,048 | 3,941 | 1,107 | 21.9% |
| $20 | 1 in 499.2 | 1 in 530.8 | 33,665 | 26,290 | 7,375 | 21.9% |
| $10 | 1 in 60.1 | 1 in 61.1 | 279,746 | 215,635 | 64,111 | 22.9% |
| $5 | 1 in 32.6 | 1 in 31.3 | 514,875 | 390,016 | 124,859 | 24.3% |
| $2 | 1 in 15.3 | 1 in 13.6 | 1,096,991 | 808,906 | 288,085 | 26.3% |
| $1 | 1 in 10.1 | 1 in 8.41 | 1,667,927 | 1,202,521 | 465,406 | 27.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.67 | 1 in 4.12 | 3,598,860 | 2,647,787 | 951,073 | 26.4% |
How Pocket Change has moved
Pocket Change: common questions
- How many $500 prizes are left in Pocket Change?
- 10 of 51 as of October 25, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 391,429.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Pocket Change?
- 1 in 4.12 as of October 25, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.67 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.12, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 8.06.
- Is Pocket Change worth buying?
- Its current payout is 64.6% ($0.65 back per $1 ticket), rank #83 of 107 in Michigan. The best $1 alternative as of October 25, 2026 is Holiday Colors (#0723, $1) at 64.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Pocket Change tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,914,294 of roughly 16,806,676 printed tickets are unsold (76.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Pocket Change launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on January 6, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $1 Michigan scratch-offs
- Holiday Colors — 64.3% payout, 1 in 4.19 any prize
- Gift Tag Greetings — 62.9% payout, 1 in 4.32 any prize
- Easy as...1-2-3 — 62.9% payout, 1 in 4.36 any prize
- 5X — 61.9% payout, 1 in 4.37 any prize
- $5,000 Cash Multiplier — 48.5% payout, 1 in 5.76 any prize