The current odds of winning any prize on Cash Countdown are 1 in 3.6 (27.78%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500,000 top prize.

Not yet. All 2 $500,000 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Oct 27, 2026. We estimate nearly all of the game's 3,597,505 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 26 $10 Michigan scratch-offs on sale, Cash Countdown ranks #3 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.6 tickets winning at least the $10 ticket price back. Right now the $10 game with the best odds of breaking even is Silver & Gold Cashword, where 1 in 3.47 tickets wins at least $10 back.

Cash Countdown has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500,000 at 1 in 1,798,745 (2 of 2 left); $900+ at 1 in 299,791 (10 of 10 left); $500+ at 1 in 9,568 (364 of 364 left); $100+ at 1 in 64.8 (55,150 of 55,150 left); $50+ at 1 in 18.4 (140,198 of 140,201 left); $30+ at 1 in 12.9 (84,099 of 84,101 left); $20+ at 1 in 5.62 (359,782 of 359,783 left); $10+ at 1 in 3.6 (359,694 of 359,696 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one Cash Countdown ticket are 1 in 3.6 (27.78%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.62 (17.78%).

Cash Countdown costs $10 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.

Cash Countdown, a $10 Michigan scratch-off, was released on Oct 27, 2026 by the Michigan Lottery.