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Michiganders are rushing to buy tickets for the lottery Super Raffle, which is ending in a few weeks.
It's offering a record grand prize of $6 million with the best odds ever in the raffle's history. This is not a regular or annual opportunity, so raffle-lovers shouldn't wait.
How to participate
Michigan residents can purchase Super Raffle tickets at authorized retailers throughout the state. Each ticket costs $50, which seems steep, but the prize possibilities are astronomical - with a $6 million grand prize, two $1 million prizes, twelve $100,000 prizes, 3,500 $500 prizes, and 15,000 $100 prizes.
There are currently fewer than 160,000 tickets available for purchase. They're issued in numerical order. When the tickets are sold out, that's it - and at this rate, they will likely sell out. If they don't sell out, the raffle will close at 2:59 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, November 19.
The prize drawing will take place on November 19. The winning numbers will be posted on the Michigan Lottery website that day.
Odds of winning
Odds of becoming a millionaire or winning any of the prizes are higher than in normal draw games. That's why tickets are running out quickly.
The odds of winning $6 million in the Super Raffle are 1 in 350,000. Odds of winning either of the two $1 million prizes are 1 in 175,000. Odds of winning one of the 12 prizes of $100,000: 1 in 29,167. Odds of winning one of the 3,500 $500 prizes are 1 in 100, and odds of winning one of the 15,000 prizes of $100 are 1 in 24.
Odds of winning any prize at all in the raffle are 1 in 19. With these odds, suddenly the $50 ticket price doesn't seem as high.
A rare event
Unlike seasonal raffles happening right now across the country, the Super Raffle isn't annual. In fact, it happens once every several years. The last one occurred in August 2018, with winners taking home more than $11.8 million. The first Super Raffle took place in 2007.
Don't lose your ticket
To claim your prize, you must have your original Super Raffle ticket - so don't lose it. Prizes must be claimed within one year of November 19. Smaller prizes under $100,000 can be redeemed at a Michigan Lottery retailer, but larger prizes must be claimed in person at the Lansing, Michigan Lottery Headquarters.
An ongoing raffle
The Super Raffle has been going on throughout 2025. Four bonus drawings occurred this past August and September, in which four anonymous players won $25,000 from Chippewa, Clare, Delta, and Wayne Counties. These bonus drawings were leading up to the main drawing in November.
Where the money goes in Michigan
Since the Michigan Lottery's inception in 1972, lottery ticket purchases have contributed more than $29 billion to the state's public schools.
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