Pull tabs are paper tickets you open instead of scratch, sold at bars and restaurants. Behind the scenes each game is a set pool of tickets with a set number of prizes, just like a scratcher. We track what's left in every pool and score each game from 0 to 100.
Longer bar, more money back on average. Each bar is an average across every ticket left in that game. It is not what one ticket pays.
Pull tabs have the bigger top prize on $1 tickets. Scratchers have the bigger top prize on $2 and $5 tickets. Pull tabs give one ticket the better odds of winning the top prize at every price. The typical pull tab game pays back more than the typical scratcher at every price.
| Ticket price | Biggest prize | Best odds of winning it | Money back per $1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pull tabs | Scratchers | Pull tabs | Scratchers | Pull tabs | Scratchers | |
| $1 21 Pull tabs · 6 scratchers | $6,000 | $5,000 | 1 in 79,000 | 1 in 780,000 | 66¢43¢ to 71¢ | 58¢57¢ to 60¢ |
| $2 12 Pull tabs · 15 scratchers | $15,000 | $50,000 | 1 in 420,000 | 1 in 980,000 | 66¢47¢ to 73¢ | 62¢59¢ to 63¢ |
| $5 6 Pull tabs · 31 scratchers | $30,000 | $1,000,000 | 1 in 360,000 | 1 in 920,000 | 73¢65¢ to 74¢ | 70¢59¢ to 75¢ |
The highlighted side is the better one at that price. "Biggest prize" is the biggest pull tab prize still unclaimed next to the biggest scratcher top prize nobody has claimed yet. "Best odds" is the game on each side that gives one ticket the best odds at its top prize. "Money back per $1" is the game in the middle on each side, with the lowest and highest game underneath. The scratcher numbers cover every Michigan scratcher on sale at that price. Which scratcher is the best one is in the app.
| Game | Score | Money back per $1 | Biggest prize left | Odds of winning it | Tickets left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Nightstand #544$1 | 78Good | 71¢ | $6,000top prize | 1 in 951,8793 of 3 left | ≈90% |
| Good Luck! #540$2 | 76Good | 73¢ | $15,000top prize | 1 in 524,2402 of 2 left | ≈93% |
| Jackpot 2s #522$2 | 72Good | 73¢ | $15,000top prize | 1 in 440,2232 of 2 left | ≈77% |
| Trollin' Gnomes #537$0.50 | 72Good | 70¢ | $3,000top prize | 1 in 766,1432 of 2 left | ≈77% |
| Loggin' Loot #534$0.50 | 71Good | 69¢ | $3,000top prize | 1 in 108,2291 of 2 left | ≈5% |
| Pinball Party #535$2 | 70Good | 72¢ | $15,000top prize | 1 in 424,6741 of 2 left | ≈37% |
| Raining Ca$h & Dogs #538$1 | 68Fair | 71¢ | $6,000top prize | 1 in 826,3502 of 2 left | ≈73% |
| Dollar Daze #531$1 | 65Fair | 69¢ | $6,000top prize | 1 in 822,9881 of 2 left | ≈37% |
| Goatload Of Cash #590$1 | 65Fair | 66¢ | $6,000top prize | 1 in 255,7281 of 2 left | ≈12% |
| Tailgator #536$1 | 65Fair | 71¢ | $6,000top prize | 1 in 687,2783 of 3 left | ≈64% |
| Cash Roll #518$5 | 58Poor | 74¢ | $30,000top prize | 1 in 368,3662 of 3 left | ≈73% |
| Jolly Roger #509$1 | 57Poor | 69¢ | $6,000top prize | 1 in 965,9081 of 3 left | ≈31% |
| Serious Cheddar #520$1 | 57Poor | 68¢ | $6,000top prize | 1 in 766,9041 of 3 left | ≈23% |
| Talk Birdie To Me #521$1 | 57Poor | 54¢ | $6,000top prize | 1 in 78,9781 of 2 left | ≈3% |
| Whoa Nelly! #525$1 | 57Poor | 69¢ | $6,000top prize | 1 in 947,5791 of 3 left | ≈28% |
| $3,000,000 Payout #523$5 | 48Poor | 73¢ | $30,000top prize | 1 in 394,8971 of 3 left | ≈38% |
| Bonus Money #511$5 | 48Poor | 73¢ | $30,000top prize | 1 in 362,1691 of 3 left | ≈35% |
| Wild Win$ #530$5 | 48Poor | 73¢ | $30,000top prize | 1 in 514,4371 of 3 left | ≈49% |
| Silver & Gold #514$1 | 45Poor | 69¢ | $6,000top prize | 1 in 1,050,4371 of 3 left | ≈33% |
| Blowout Bonanza #527$2 | 37Poor | 72¢ | $10top prize | 1 in 1610,212 of 70,040 left | ≈15% |
| $30,000 Thrill #507$5 | 29Poor | 67¢ | $200$30,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 184542 of 4,200 left | ≈15% |
| When Pigs Fry #573$0.50 | 29Poor | 66¢ | $40$3,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 1,011179 of 2,730 left | ≈9% |
| $2,000,000 Casino Nights #501$5 | 26Poor | 65¢ | $200$30,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 195410 of 4,200 left | ≈12% |
| 777 #502$2 | 25Poor | 69¢ | $150$15,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 338634 of 3,675 left | ≈19% |
| Disco Dollars #506$2 | 25Poor | 69¢ | $150$15,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 339679 of 3,619 left | ≈20% |
| Feelin' Ducky #532$0.50 | 25Poor | 68¢ | $40$3,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 809760 of 2,782 left | ≈29% |
| Sip 'em & Rip 'em #529$1 | 25Poor | 69¢ | $100$6,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 5672,226 of 6,174 left | ≈38% |
| Stampede Payout #574$1 | 22Poor | 66¢ | $100$6,500 top prize is gone | 1 in 617504 of 3,927 left | ≈15% |
| Suit Up #510$2 | 22Poor | 63¢ | $150$15,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 389226 of 3,643 left | ≈8% |
| $15,000 Cash Blast #576$2 | 19Poor | 60¢ | $150$15,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 445163 of 3,230 left | ≈7% |
| Reel Lucky #519$2 | 19Poor | 54¢ | $150$15,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 50494 of 3,675 left | ≈4% |
| Some Like It Hot #599$0.50 | 18Poor | 64¢ | $40$3,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 86985 of 2,705 left | ≈4% |
| You Bet Your Bass #598$1 | 18Poor | 64¢ | $100$6,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 658319 of 3,907 left | ≈10% |
| It's Intermission Time! #528$1 | 16Poor | 56¢ | $100$6,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 909143 of 3,955 left | ≈6% |
| Riddle Me This #597$1 | 16Poor | 62¢ | $100$6,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 695297 of 3,769 left | ≈10% |
| Cash-a-pillar #508$0.50 | 15Poor | 61¢ | $40$3,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 1,25166 of 2,700 left | ≈4% |
| Let Freedom Ring #533$1 | 14Poor | 55¢ | $100$6,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 809127 of 3,938 left | ≈5% |
| Taco 'bout Winning #526$0.50 | 14Poor | 59¢ | $40$3,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 1,56050 of 2,782 left | ≈4% |
| 9s In A Line #586$1 | 13Poor | 46¢ | $100$6,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 1,37953 of 4,211 left | ≈3% |
| Buck Wild #513$2 | 13Poor | 49¢ | $150$15,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 70969 of 3,675 left | ≈4% |
| Cash Cannon #516$1 | 13Poor | 51¢ | $100$6,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 1,13365 of 3,883 left | ≈4% |
| Dice -n- Daggers #512$1 | 13Poor | 48¢ | $100$6,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 1,26254 of 3,928 left | ≈3% |
| Game Of Riches #596$2 | 13Poor | 47¢ | $150$15,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 71549 of 3,675 left | ≈3% |
| Radiant Rubies #515$2 | 13Poor | 49¢ | $150$15,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 74660 of 3,675 left | ≈4% |
| Detroit Tigers #500$1 | 12Poor | 46¢ | $100$6,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 2,40037 of 5,756 left | ≈3% |
| Detroit Lions Multiplier #505$1 | 7Poor | 43¢ | $100$8,000 top prize is gone | 1 in 1,60867 of 6,136 left | ≈3% |
"Money back per $1" is the average across every ticket still unsold. Most single tickets pay less than that, and a few pay far more. Tap any game for the full breakdown.
They are paper tickets from the Michigan Lottery that you open instead of scratch. They are sold at bars, restaurants and other places licensed to sell Lottery products.
No. Each game is a set pool of tickets with a set number of prizes at every level, the same way a scratcher is. The lottery publishes how many prizes are left, and that's what lets us work out what a ticket is worth today.
Each game starts with only a few top prizes. Once they are won, the game keeps selling until its tickets run out. The "Top prize" column shows the biggest prize each game can still pay.
No. The counts are for the whole state. They show what is left in a game across Michigan, not what is left in the tickets at one location.
It depends on the price. The "A pull tab or a scratcher?" table on this page compares the two at every ticket price they share, using today's numbers for both.
It's the same 0 to 100 SmartScratcher Score the app uses for scratchers. Most of it comes from how much a game pays back per dollar. The rest comes from how many top prizes are left and whether the odds have gotten better or worse since the game started.
Twice a day, in the morning and again in the late afternoon.
Not yet. We're testing them here first, and it's free while we do. The app covers scratch-offs today.
Pull tabs are a free beta here on the site. In the SmartScratcher app you get the same scores, ticket values and rankings for scratch-offs in 19 states, refreshed every morning.
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