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Ranked 8th of 96 Tickets in Maryland

Mega MoneyMaryland Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Maryland Lottery
83
VALUESCORE
Excellent
$30MarylandGame #690GREEN
At a glance

The Maryland Lottery sells Mega Money as a $30 ticket. By our estimate the $2,000,000 prize is easier to hit now than at launch: about 1 in 464,028 per ticket, down from 1 in 704,934. At a ValueScore of 83/100 (Excellent), it is 6th of the 7 active $30 games in Maryland. It has been on sale since April 2024, and 53% of its prizes are still unclaimed.

Overall Odds
1 in 2.90
Exp. Value
$0.79
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$2,000,000
Top Prizes Left
4
Prizes Remaining
53%
ValueScore™
83 / 100
Excellent

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.79
↑
GREAT VALUE
The numbers put it at #8 of 96 in Maryland, better than about 93% of the state's games.
Why
↑Strong expected value of $0.79 per $1: a bigger slice of ticket sales is still sitting in the prize pool than usual.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 705K at launch, about 1 in 464K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $2,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Winning tickets come up at a 34% clip (1 in 2.90), above the norm.
  • Healthy inventory: a large share of this game's prizes are still unclaimed.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$2,000,000
4 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 705K
now ~1 in 464K
$50,000
4 of 8 left
launch odds 1 in 441K
now ~1 in 464K
$5,000
6 of 9 left
launch odds 1 in 392K
now ~1 in 309K
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
$2,000,00054
80%
$50,00084
50%
$5,00096
67%
$50015,3548,081
53%
$20058,84230,902
53%
$100152,90080,313
53%
$50285,730150,305
53%
$40281,956148,630
53%
$30420,599221,793
53%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$83,363,110
Current Prize Pool
$46,596,440
Payout Percentage
55.9%
Total Prizes Remaining
640,038

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
3,524,669
Estimated Remaining
1,856,110
% Remaining
52.7%
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 4 $2,000,000 top prizes left on March 6, when our records for it began, are still unclaimed.

43
4
March 6October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.2% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Maryland's $30 games (0.5% 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

83
VALUESCORE
Excellent
83
out of 100
Expected Value
40/40
Prize Quality
13/25
Win Frequency
18/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
690
Ticket Price
$30
Start Date
4/22/2024
Payout %
78.8%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$30.00 per ticket · 1 in 2.90 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Mega Money scratch-off a good buy?
Yes. Mega Money has a ValueScore of 83/100 (Excellent) and is 6th of the 7 active $30 games in Maryland. It pays back about $0.79 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Mega Money scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Mega Money are 1 in 2.90. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Mega Money?
The top prize for Mega Money is $2,000,000. As of our latest update, 4 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $30 ticket in Maryland

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
30X Cash941 in 2.8378.9%$30K · 3141.5%
$5,000 Large921 in 2.6478.8%$5K · 7930.0%
Diamonds & Gold861 in 2.8178.7%$2M · 10.8%
Fire851 in 2.9478.8%$2M · 20.0%
Ace of Spades841 in 2.7378.9%$2M · 20.2%
Mega Money (this game)831 in 2.9078.8%$2M · 40.2%
200X the Cash801 in 2.8478.7%$2M · 30.4%

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.