Ranked 45th of 96 Tickets in Maryland
Season's GreetingsMaryland Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
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53
VALUESCORE
Fair
At a glance
Season's Greetings costs $2 a ticket from the Maryland Lottery. With a ValueScore of 53/100 (Fair), it is the strongest of Maryland's 11 $2 tickets. It went on sale on October 16, 2026, so 100% of its prizes are still unclaimed.
Overall Odds
1 in 3.95
Exp. Value
$0.64
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$10,000
Top Prizes Left
6
Prizes Remaining
100%
ValueScore™
53 / 100
Fair
Should I Buy This Ticket?
Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.64→
AVERAGE
At 45th out of 96 Maryland scratch-offs, it neither stands out nor falls behind.
Why
→The return of $0.64 per dollar runs below what similar tickets pay.
- Wins are infrequent: about a 25% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 3.95), lower than most games.
- The bigger prize tiers here have plenty left to win.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19$10,000
6 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 488K
now ~1 in 487K
$1,000
6 of 6 left
launch odds 1 in 488K
now ~1 in 487K
$500
173 of 173 left
launch odds 1 in 17K
now ~1 in 17K
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
| Prize | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| $1,000 | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| $500 | 173 | 173 | 100% |
| $100 | 1,031 | 1,028 | 100% |
| $50 | 5,531 | 5,521 | 100% |
| $20 | 42,771 | 42,680 | 100% |
| $10 | 54,759 | 54,633 | 100% |
| $5 | 105,772 | 105,561 | 100% |
| $3 | 219,326 | 218,833 | 100% |
| $2 | 311,692 | 311,028 | 100% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Total Payout at Launch
$3,745,382
Current Prize Pool
$3,737,640
Payout Percentage
99.8%
Total Prizes Remaining
739,469
Ticket Statistics
Total Tickets Printed
2,927,215
Estimated Remaining
2,920,903
% Remaining
99.8%
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.
ValueScore™ Breakdown
53
VALUESCORE
Fair
53
out of 100
Expected Value
8/40
Prize Quality
25/25
Win Frequency
5/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026
Game Details
- State
- Maryland
- Game Number
- 821
- Ticket Price
- $2
- Start Date
- 10/16/2026
- Payout %
- 64.0%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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$2.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.95 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Season's Greetings scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Season's Greetings scores 53/100 (Fair) and is the best $2 game on sale in Maryland. It pays back about $0.64 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Season's Greetings scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Season's Greetings are 1 in 3.95. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Season's Greetings?
The top prize for Season's Greetings is $10,000. As of our latest update, 6 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Season's Greetings?
Based on our latest data, 100% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 739,469 out of 741,067 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.
When was Season's Greetings released?
Season's Greetings was released by the Maryland Lottery on October 16, 2026. It is newly released, so the prize pool is essentially intact.
Every $2 ticket in Maryland
All 11 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season's Greetings (this game) | 53 | 1 in 3.95 | 64.0% | $10K · 6 | - |
| Harlem Globetrotters® | 42 | 1 in 3.83 | 64.1% | $10K · 5 | 0.1% |
| Ravens X2 | 35 | 1 in 4.02 | 64.1% | $20K · 2 | 3.3% |
| Triple Red 7s Doubler | 34 | 1 in 4.00 | 64.0% | $8K · 5 | 1.3% |
| Snow Much Fun | 29 | 1 in 3.89 | 64.1% | $10K · 1 | 0.0% |
| Maryland Treasures | 23 | 1 in 4.07 | 64.1% | $10K · 1 | 1.3% |
| 10X the Cash | 22 | 1 in 3.91 | 64.1% | $10K · 2 | 0.7% |
| Ravens X2 (Game #759) | 19 | 1 in 3.83 | 64.1% | $20K · 1 | 0.0% |
| Lucky 7s Doubler | 18 | 1 in 4.02 | 64.1% | $8K · 1 | 0.0% |
| Back to the Future™ | 17 | 1 in 4.20 | 62.0% | $10K · 2 | 0.1% |
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.