Diamonds & GoldMaryland Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
The Maryland Lottery sells Diamonds & Gold as a $30 ticket. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $2,000,000 prize now runs about 1 in 1,452,868 by our estimate, against 1 in 1,100,160 at launch. At a ValueScore of 86/100 (Excellent), it is 3rd among the 7 $30 games Maryland sells.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 1.1M at launch, about 1 in 1.5M now. The $2,000,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- Winning tickets come up at a 36% clip (1 in 2.81), above the norm.
- Healthy inventory: a large share of this game's prizes are still unclaimed.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2,000,000 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| $50,000 | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| $10,000 | 10 | 5 | 50% |
| $5,000 | 180 | 122 | 68% |
| $1,000 | 1,800 | 1,208 | 67% |
| $500 | 10,690 | 7,073 | 66% |
| $200 | 36,806 | 24,255 | 66% |
| $100 | 73,354 | 48,342 | 66% |
| $50 | 146,708 | 96,844 | 66% |
| $40 | 220,062 | 145,301 | 66% |
| $30 | 293,416 | 193,881 | 66% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since April 23, when our records for it began, one $2,000,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on July 23.
- July 23, 20261 claimed · 1 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.8% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about twice the average for Maryland's $30 games (0.4% a 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
Game Details
- State
- Maryland
- Game Number
- 797
- Ticket Price
- $30
- Start Date
- 4/17/2026
- Payout %
- 78.7%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $30 ticket in Maryland
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30X Cash | 94 | 1 in 2.83 | 78.9% | $30K · 314 | 1.5% |
| $5,000 Large | 92 | 1 in 2.64 | 78.8% | $5K · 793 | 0.0% |
| Diamonds & Gold (this game) | 86 | 1 in 2.81 | 78.7% | $2M · 1 | 0.8% |
| Fire | 85 | 1 in 2.94 | 78.8% | $2M · 2 | 0.0% |
| Ace of Spades | 84 | 1 in 2.73 | 78.9% | $2M · 2 | 0.2% |
| Mega Money | 83 | 1 in 2.90 | 78.8% | $2M · 4 | 0.2% |
| 200X the Cash | 80 | 1 in 2.84 | 78.7% | $2M · 3 | 0.4% |
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.