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Ranked 12th of 96 Tickets in Maryland

$5,000,000 CASHMaryland Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

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77
VALUESCORE
Good
$50MarylandGame #681GREEN
At a glance

$5,000,000 CASH costs $50 a ticket from the Maryland Lottery. At 1 in 3.05, its overall odds are the longest of Maryland's 3 $50 games. It has been on sale since February 2024, and 45% of its prizes are still unclaimed. None of its winning tickets pays $50 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.05
Exp. Value
$0.79
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$5,000,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
45%
ValueScore™
77 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.79
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Above the pack: #12 of 96 in Maryland, better than about 89% of the state's games.
Why
↑The prize pool gives back $0.79 of every $1, better than most games manage.
  • Frequent winners: roughly a 33% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 3.05), ahead of most games.
  • Roughly half the prize pool has been claimed, with a decent amount still left.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$5,000,000
2 of 4 left
launch odds 1 in 1.3M
now ~1 in 1.2M
$100,000
5 of 10 left
launch odds 1 in 539K
now ~1 in 489K
$10,000
47 of 100 left
launch odds 1 in 54K
now ~1 in 52K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeTotalLeftStatus
$5,000,00042
50%
$100,000105
50%
$10,00010047
47%
$1,0001,820844
46%
$20019,9949,058
45%
$150214,50797,454
45%
$1001,529,297694,426
45%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$212,924,550
Current Prize Pool
$97,686,300
Payout Percentage
45.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
801,836

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
5,385,483
Estimated Remaining
2,445,600
% Remaining
45.4%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

All 2 $5,000,000 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

21
2
March 6October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week.

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

77
VALUESCORE
Good
77
out of 100
Expected Value
39/40
Prize Quality
12/25
Win Frequency
17/20
Inventory Health
8/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
681
Ticket Price
$50
Start Date
2/19/2024
Payout %
79.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$50.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.05 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $5,000,000 CASH scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. $5,000,000 CASH scores 77/100 (Good) and is 2nd of the 3 active $50 games in Maryland. It pays back about $0.79 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $5,000,000 CASH scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $5,000,000 CASH are 1 in 3.05. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $5,000,000 CASH?
The top prize for $5,000,000 CASH is $5,000,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $50 ticket in Maryland

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$5,000,000 LUXE861 in 2.5078.8%$5M · 20.7%
$5,000,000 CASH (this game)771 in 3.0579.1%$5M · 20.1%
$5,000,000 Fortune731 in 2.5578.8%$5M · 10.5%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.