The current odds of winning any prize on Golden Key are 1 in 3.89 (25.74%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $1,000,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 3 $1,000,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 13, 2026. We estimate about 55% of the game's 6,314,296 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Golden Key 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, Golden Key ranks #21 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.89 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.

Golden Key has 10 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $1,000,000 at 1 in 1,730,800 (2 of 3 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 216,350 (14 of 21 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 42,736 (65 of 107 left); $500+ at 1 in 5,317 (570 of 1,064 left); $200+ at 1 in 1,919 (1,153 of 2,122 left); $100+ at 1 in 45.3 (74,666 of 138,629 left); $50+ at 1 in 21.4 (85,289 of 157,951 left); $30+ at 1 in 13.4 (95,867 of 177,615 left); $20+ at 1 in 6.37 (286,170 of 526,660 left); $10+ at 1 in 3.89 (347,082 of 631,656 left).

The odds of winning at least your $10 back on one Golden Key ticket are 1 in 3.89 (25.74%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.37 (15.71%).

Golden Key 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.

Golden Key, a $10 Michigan scratch-off, was released on Sep 26, 2025 by the Michigan Lottery.