Bits & Odds

'Tis the Season — $2 Michigan Scratch-Off #0611

Final figures from September 28, 2025 · ended

'Tis the Season (#0611) was a $2 Michigan scratch-off. Its final figures, from September 28, 2025, were 60.0% payout ($1.20 expected back per ticket), 1 in 4.70 for any prize and 1 in 2,552,642 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 3.7 points (63.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 4.2% (1 in 4.50 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $10,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 44.1% of its tickets had sold. 'Tis the Season is no longer on sale in Michigan; the figures below are final as of September 28, 2025.

Current payout
60.0%
63.7% at launch
Expected value
$1.20
per $2 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.70
1 in 4.50 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.70
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 7.80
win more than $2
$600+ odds
1 in 510,528
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 3
$10,000 each
Tickets remaining
55.9%
≈ 5,105,284 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in 'Tis the Season, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 1,087,086 of 2,027,451 prizes (53.6%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$10,000 1 in 3,041,178 1 in 2,552,642 3 1 2 66.7%
$2,000 1 in 760,294 1 in 638,161 12 4 8 66.7%
$100 1 in 11,989 1 in 12,925 761 366 395 51.9%
$50 1 in 992.9 1 in 1,101 9,189 4,553 4,636 50.5%
$20 1 in 100.0 1 in 107.8 91,190 43,811 47,379 52.0%
$10 1 in 23.5 1 in 25.6 387,558 187,973 199,585 51.5%
$5 1 in 12.1 1 in 12.7 752,378 349,482 402,896 53.5%
$2 1 in 11.6 1 in 11.8 786,360 354,175 432,185 55.0%
All prizes1 in 4.501 in 4.70 2,027,451940,365 1,087,08653.6%

How 'Tis the Season has moved

59% 61% 62% Feb 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking 'Tis the Season. 121 daily readings.

'Tis the Season: common questions

How many $10,000 prizes are left in 'Tis the Season?
2 of 3 as of September 22, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,552,642.
What are the odds of winning anything on 'Tis the Season?
1 in 4.70 today, compared with 1 in 4.50 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.70, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.80.
Is 'Tis the Season worth buying?
Its current payout is 60.0% ($1.20 back per $2 ticket), rank #— of 106 in Michigan. The best $2 alternative today is Holiday Doubler (#0724, $2) at 65.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many 'Tis the Season tickets are left?
We estimate 5,105,284 of roughly 9,121,776 printed tickets are unsold (44.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did 'Tis the Season launch and is it still on sale?
We first saw it on February 15, 2025. It has ended.

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