15,960 of 26,622
top prizes of $500 still out there
Ticket price$5
Top prize$500
Launch odds1 in 4.1
Prizes remaining (all tiers)1,288,891
Est. tickets left
≈61%
$500 Inferno is a $5 scratch-off from the Michigan Lottery (game #697) with a top prize of $500 and overall odds of 1 in 4.1 at launch. 10,662 of 26,622 top prizes are gone, 15,960 are still unclaimed, and an estimated 61% of tickets remain. Across every prize tier, 1,288,891 prizes are still out there (it started with 2,119,041).
Of all the tickets printed for "$500 Inferno", about two-thirds are still unsold. The game is near the midpoint of its run, with 15,960 of 26,622 top prizes unclaimed. In every scratcher, either the tickets or the prizes run out first. The rest of this page shows the details.
The table below shows the full count for "$500 Inferno", with every prize level included.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 15,960 | 26,622 |
| $100 | 3,481 | 5,819 |
| $50 | 10,446 | 17,429 |
| $25 | 41,930 | 69,493 |
| $10 | 474,187 | 782,517 |
| $5 | 742,887 | 1,217,161 |
Prize counts come straight from official Michigan lottery data. SmartScratcher refreshes them every morning — last update Oct 18, 2026.
15,960 of the 26,622 top prizes of $500 are still unclaimed, according to official Michigan lottery data from Oct 18, 2026.
$500 Inferno is a $5 scratch-off. It is game #697 from the Michigan Lottery.
The overall odds printed at launch are 1 in 4.1, counting every prize tier. Odds shift as tickets sell and prizes get claimed — that's exactly what the prize table on this page tracks.
Prize counts come straight from official Michigan lottery data, last refreshed on Oct 18, 2026. SmartScratcher updates every morning.
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