The current odds of winning any prize on Merry & Bright are 1 in 3.76 (26.60%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $300,000 top prize.

Not yet. All 2 $300,000 top prizes are still unclaimed, as of Oct 27, 2026. We estimate nearly all of the game's 5,698,848 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Merry & Bright 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, Merry & Bright ranks #4 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 3.76 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.

Merry & Bright has 7 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $300,000 at 1 in 2,849,409 (2 of 2 left); $500+ at 1 in 22,979 (246 of 246 left); $100+ at 1 in 1,843 (2,844 of 2,844 left); $50+ at 1 in 83.1 (65,501 of 65,502 left); $20+ at 1 in 12.2 (398,723 of 398,725 left); $10+ at 1 in 5.95 (490,061 of 490,063 left); $5+ at 1 in 3.76 (558,266 of 558,269 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Merry & Bright ticket are 1 in 3.76 (26.60%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 5.95 (16.80%).

Merry & Bright 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.

Merry & Bright, a $5 Michigan scratch-off, was released on Oct 27, 2026 by the Michigan Lottery.