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Michigan Scratch-Offs: Lots Sold, Few Top Prizes Claimed (October 2026)

Updated · 11 behind on top prizes

As of October 25, 2026, 11 Michigan scratch-offs have sold lots of tickets but paid out few top prizes. Top of the list: Jungle Cashword ($5), 69% sold and no top prize claimed yet, with jackpot odds of 1 in 1.1 million, better than 1 in 3.4 million on launch day.

What it means: fewer top prizes claimed leaves the rest spread over fewer tickets, so the jackpot odds are better than on launch day. It does not make a win any closer: every ticket was a winner or not from the day it was printed, and some top prizes are sold but not cashed yet.

Lots sold, few top prizes claimed

  1. $5

    Jungle Cashword

    #0659
    69% sold and no top prize claimed yet
    Top prizes left
    3 of 3
    Jackpot odds now
    1 in 1.1 million
    On launch day
    1 in 3.4 million
    Payout now
    59.2%
  2. $5

    NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION

    #0729
    51% sold and no top prize claimed yet
    Top prizes left
    2 of 2
    Jackpot odds now
    1 in 1.4 million
    On launch day
    1 in 2.8 million
    Payout now
    63.5%
  3. $2

    Topaz 7s

    #0752
    50% sold and no top prize claimed yet
    Top prizes left
    3 of 3
    Jackpot odds now
    1 in 1.0 million
    On launch day
    1 in 2.1 million
    Payout now
    56.8%
  4. $2

    Season's Greetings

    #0672
    49% sold and no top prize claimed yet
    Top prizes left
    3 of 3
    Jackpot odds now
    1 in 1.5 million
    On launch day
    1 in 3.0 million
    Payout now
    56.8%
  5. $5

    Detroit Lions (#0705)

    #0705
    74% sold only 1 of 3 top prizes claimed
    Top prizes left
    2 of 3
    Jackpot odds now
    1 in 1.1 million
    On launch day
    1 in 2.7 million
    Payout now
    64.1%
    Last top prize won
    402 days ago
  6. $10

    One Million Payday

    #0677
    40% sold and no top prize claimed yet
    Top prizes left
    3 of 3
    Jackpot odds now
    1 in 1.4 million
    On launch day
    1 in 2.4 million
    Payout now
    73.5%
  7. $5

    Spectacular Wild Time

    #0714
    68% sold only 1 of 3 top prizes claimed
    Top prizes left
    2 of 3
    Jackpot odds now
    1 in 2.0 million
    On launch day
    1 in 4.2 million
    Payout now
    68.7%
    Last top prize won
    408 days ago
  8. $20

    Legendary Wild Time

    #0716
    67% sold only 1 of 3 top prizes claimed
    Top prizes left
    2 of 3
    Jackpot odds now
    1 in 999,703
    On launch day
    1 in 2.0 million
    Payout now
    76.1%
  9. $1

    $5,000 Cash Multiplier

    #0634
    72% sold only 2 of 5 top prizes claimed
    Top prizes left
    3 of 5
    Jackpot odds now
    1 in 934,306
    On launch day
    1 in 2.0 million
    Payout now
    48.5%
  10. $2

    Electric 10s

    #0661
    55% sold only 1 of 4 top prizes claimed
    Top prizes left
    3 of 4
    Jackpot odds now
    1 in 1.2 million
    On launch day
    1 in 2.0 million
    Payout now
    59.8%
    Last top prize won
    404 days ago
  11. $1

    5X

    #0688
    83% sold only 3 of 5 top prizes claimed
    Top prizes left
    2 of 5
    Jackpot odds now
    1 in 973,939
    On launch day
    1 in 2.3 million
    Payout now
    61.9%

No Michigan scratch-off with a top prize left is down to its last 10% of tickets today.

Left out: $300,000,000 Extraordinaire, 100X, Strike It Rich, 25 Days of Winning. Our ticket count for them is too shaky to call. Why.

Frequently asked questions

Which Michigan scratch-offs have sold lots but paid out few top prizes?
11 today. Jungle Cashword: 69% sold and no top prize claimed yet; NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION: 51% sold and no top prize claimed yet; Topaz 7s: 50% sold and no top prize claimed yet.
Does that mean a top prize is about to be won?
No. Every ticket was a winner or not from the day it was printed. What changes is the odds: the top prizes left are spread over fewer tickets, so 11 of these games have better jackpot odds than on launch day. They are still long odds.
How do you decide a game is behind?
A game that has sold half its tickets would, on average, have paid out about half its top prizes. We list a game when at least one whole top prize fewer has been claimed than its share of sales would usually bring, and the share of top prizes left beats the share of tickets left by 5 points or more. For Jungle Cashword, about 69% sold would usually mean about 2.1 top prizes claimed; 0 have been. The share sold is our estimate from the official prize counts (see methodology).
Could a top prize already be won and just not claimed?
Yes. A prize counts as claimed only once the winner turns the ticket in, and winners have months to do it, so part of any gap is tickets already sold.
Are these the best Michigan scratch-offs to buy?
Not on value: their median payout is 61.9%, against 73.2% for every scratch-off on sale, because top prizes are a small part of most games' prize money. For the most back per dollar, see the payout ranking.
Is this free?
Yes, every day. One paid tier elsewhere sells this as a subscriber alert; here it is a page anyone can read.

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