The current odds of winning any prize on Pocket Change are 1 in 4.87 (20.52%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 41 of the 51 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 10 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 23, 2026. We estimate about 28% of the game's 16,806,676 tickets are still unsold.

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

Among the 6 $1 Michigan scratch-offs on sale, Pocket Change ranks #4 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.87 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back. Right now the $1 game with the best odds of breaking even is Easy as...1-2-3, where 1 in 4.62 tickets wins at least $1 back.

Pocket Change has 8 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 467,303 (10 of 51 left); $100+ at 1 in 35,946 (120 of 557 left); $50+ at 1 in 3,750 (1,116 of 5,048 left); $20+ at 1 in 537 (7,450 of 33,665 left); $10+ at 1 in 63.6 (64,744 of 279,746 left); $5+ at 1 in 23.4 (126,011 of 514,875 left); $2+ at 1 in 9.54 (290,502 of 1,096,991 left); $1+ at 1 in 4.87 (469,023 of 1,667,927 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Pocket Change ticket are 1 in 4.87 (20.52%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 9.54 (10.48%).

Pocket Change costs $1 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.

Pocket Change, a $1 Michigan scratch-off, was released on Jan 6, 2026 by the Michigan Lottery.