The current odds of winning any prize on $500 Inferno are 1 in 4.11 (24.33%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 10600 of the 26622 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 16022 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 9, 2026. We estimate about 61% of the game's 8,688,068 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. $500 Inferno is on sale at Michigan Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 31 $5 Michigan scratch-offs on sale, $500 Inferno ranks #21 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.11 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is Detroit Tigers, where 1 in 3.59 tickets wins at least $5 back.

$500 Inferno has 6 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 332 (16,022 of 26,622 left); $100+ at 1 in 273 (3,497 of 5,819 left); $50+ at 1 in 177 (10,488 of 17,429 left); $25+ at 1 in 73.7 (42,147 of 69,493 left); $10+ at 1 in 9.7 (476,083 of 782,517 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.11 (745,838 of 1,217,161 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one $500 Inferno ticket are 1 in 4.11 (24.33%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 9.7 (10.31%).

$500 Inferno costs $5 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Michigan Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Michigan instant games and Michigan scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Michigan Lottery lists them under "Instant" on its own site. "Instant Games" is simply what most players in Michigan call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. In Michigan, "instant games" and "instant tickets" mean these same paper tickets you buy at a retailer — not the lottery's online games. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

$500 Inferno, a $5 Michigan scratch-off, was released on Jan 6, 2026 by the Michigan Lottery.