The Maryland Lottery sells Loose Change® as a $1 ticket. At a ValueScore of 36/100 (Below Avg), it is the best $1 game on sale in Maryland. 54% of its winning tickets pay $1 or less, no more than the ticket cost.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 172K at launch, about 1 in 189K now. The $1,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- A leaner 22% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.51), below most games.
- The larger prizes are well stocked, with plenty of top and mid-tier winners still out there.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 14Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | 24 | 16 | 67% |
| $500 | 70 | 45 | 64% |
| $100 | 245 | 179 | 73% |
| $50 | 697 | 502 | 72% |
| $20 | 26,827 | 19,196 | 72% |
| $10 | 20,627 | 14,844 | 72% |
| $5 | 123,728 | 89,624 | 72% |
| $2 | 247,519 | 181,281 | 73% |
| $1 | 494,990 | 365,614 | 74% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since its launch on August 23, 8 $1,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 16. The most recent was on October 12.
- October 12, 20261 claimed · 16 left
- October 10, 20261 claimed · 17 left
- October 2, 20261 claimed · 18 left
- September 21, 20261 claimed · 19 left
- September 11, 20261 claimed · 20 left
- September 2, 20261 claimed · 21 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 3.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 7 times the average for Maryland's $1 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
- 812
- Ticket Price
- $1
- Start Date
- 8/21/2026
- Payout %
- 59.9%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/14/2026
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Every $1 ticket in Maryland
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose Change® (this game) | 36 | 1 in 4.51 | 59.9% | $1K · 16 | 3.4% |
| Triple Red 7s | 28 | 1 in 4.48 | 60.1% | $777 · 19 | 1.6% |
| Just 1 Buck | 18 | 1 in 4.34 | 60.1% | $500 · 12 | 0.0% |
| 5X the Cash | 11 | 1 in 4.58 | 60.0% | $1K · 5 | 0.4% |
| Cash Tripler | 11 | 1 in 4.55 | 60.1% | $1K · 5 | 0.6% |
| CA$H | 9 | 1 in 4.51 | 60.1% | $1K · 3 | 0.0% |
| Lucky 7s | 9 | 1 in 4.52 | 60.0% | $777 · 4 | 0.0% |
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.