Linked Wins — $5 Michigan Scratch-Off #0731
Linked Wins (#0731) is a $5 Michigan scratch-off launched on December 2, 2025. As of September 12, 2026 it ranks #72 of 107 active games on current payout (68.6%, $3.43 expected back per ticket) and #20 of 29 $5 games, #57 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.10) and #94 on top-prize odds (1 in 2,780,305). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.4 points (70.0% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 1.3% (1 in 4.05 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 5,560,610 tickets are still unsold (30.6% sold). That is below average for Michigan; the Michigan ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Linked Wins, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 1,354,779 of 1,978,875 prizes (68.5%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $500,000 | 1 in 2,671,481 | 1 in 2,780,305 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 728,586 | 1 in 617,846 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 81.8% |
| $500 | 1 in 37,626 | 1 in 39,159 | 213 | 71 | 142 | 66.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,251 | 1 in 1,293 | 6,407 | 2,107 | 4,300 | 67.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 61.1 | 1 in 62.7 | 131,108 | 42,389 | 88,719 | 67.7% |
| $25 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 25.6 | 320,131 | 103,026 | 217,105 | 67.8% |
| $10 | 1 in 11.1 | 1 in 11.3 | 720,503 | 228,375 | 492,128 | 68.3% |
| $5 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 in 10.1 | 800,499 | 248,125 | 552,374 | 69.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.05 | 1 in 4.10 | 1,978,875 | 624,096 | 1,354,779 | 68.5% |
How Linked Wins has moved
Linked Wins: common questions
- How many $500,000 prizes are left in Linked Wins?
- 2 of 3 as of September 12, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 2,780,305.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Linked Wins?
- 1 in 4.10 today, compared with 1 in 4.05 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.10, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.93.
- Is Linked Wins worth buying?
- Its current payout is 68.6% ($3.43 back per $5 ticket), rank #72 of 107 in Michigan. The best $5 alternative today is Safe Cracker Cashword (#0669, $5) at 84.8%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Linked Wins tickets are left?
- We estimate 5,560,610 of roughly 8,014,444 printed tickets are unsold (30.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Linked Wins launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on December 2, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Michigan scratch-offs
- Safe Cracker Cashword — 84.8% payout, 1 in 2.57 any prize
- Make It Rein — 74.3% payout, 1 in 3.66 any prize
- Lucky Stars — 72.7% payout, 1 in 4.02 any prize
- Stampede Payout — 72.5% payout, 1 in 3.86 any prize
- Win Big — 72.0% payout, 1 in 3.98 any prize