The current odds of winning any prize on Linked Wins are 1 in 4.07 (24.54%), 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 Oct 6, 2026. We estimate about 69% of the game's 8,014,444 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 30 $5 Michigan scratch-offs on sale, Linked Wins ranks #16 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.07 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.

Linked Wins 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 2,750,577 (2 of 3 left); $2,000+ at 1 in 500,105 (9 of 11 left); $500+ at 1 in 35,955 (142 of 213 left); $100+ at 1 in 1,239 (4,288 of 6,407 left); $50+ at 1 in 59.2 (88,430 of 131,108 left); $25+ at 1 in 17.8 (216,336 of 320,131 left); $10+ at 1 in 6.88 (490,442 of 720,503 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.07 (550,543 of 800,499 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Linked Wins ticket are 1 in 4.07 (24.54%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.88 (14.54%).

Linked Wins 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.

Linked Wins, a $5 Michigan scratch-off, was released on Dec 4, 2025 by the Michigan Lottery.