The current odds of winning any prize on Lincoln are 1 in 4.17 (23.97%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 3 $500,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Nov 13, 2026. We estimate about 54% of the game's 8,714,770 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Lincoln 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, Lincoln ranks #27 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.17 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 3.58 tickets wins at least $5 back.

Lincoln has 10 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 2,370,578 (2 of 3 left); $5,000+ at 1 in 237,058 (18 of 29 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 87,799 (34 of 58 left); $500+ at 1 in 22,470 (157 of 291 left); $200+ at 1 in 4,813 (774 of 1,454 left); $100+ at 1 in 742 (5,401 of 10,190 left); $50+ at 1 in 53.9 (81,657 of 153,919 left); $25+ at 1 in 19 (161,927 of 305,008 left); $10+ at 1 in 7.17 (411,165 of 762,510 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.17 (475,313 of 871,555 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Lincoln ticket are 1 in 4.17 (23.97%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.17 (13.94%).

Lincoln 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.