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Maine · Best ValueScore™ Scratch-Offs

Last updated September 4, 2026

Maine's #1 scratch-off right now is $50,000 FORTUNE with a ValueScore™ of 79/100. ValueScore™ combines expected value, prize quality, win frequency, and inventory health into a single 0 to 100 rating, updated daily.

36 active Maine scratch off games are scored, with 0 rated Excellent (80 or above) and 5 rated Good (60 to 79). Statewide average ValueScore is 41.7.
Score bands: 80+ Excellent · 60 to 79 Good · 40 to 59 Fair · below 40 Below Average.
Why not just use the odds printed on the ticket?

Printed odds are set the day a game ships and never change, but the game itself does. Every week tickets sell and prizes get claimed, and the ticket can't tell you any of that. ValueScore™ re-scores every Maine game from live prize data, so it knows when the top prizes are already gone from a game that still advertises great odds, and when a quiet game is sitting on all of its big prizes. Higher is better; details below the table.

RankGamePriceValueScore™Overall OddsTop Prize
1$50,000 FORTUNE$20791 in 2.81$50,000
2MAINE CROSSWORD$3731 in 3.32$30,000
3$500,000 JACKPOT$20651 in 2.84$500,000
4$70 MILLION SUPREME$30641 in 2.98$1,000,000
5COLOR BLAST CROSSWORD$10631 in 3.15$125,000
6FIND $500!$5581 in 3.58$500
7WILD BINGO$3571 in 3.37$30,000
8ROYAL CASH$20551 in 2.84$500,000
9MAINE CROSSWORD (Game #647)$3491 in 3.32$30,000
10CROSSWORD$5481 in 3.52$60,000
1125X THE WIN$10481 in 3.36$250,000
12JURASSIC PARK$10471 in 3.36$250,000
13LEAP FOR LOOT$3441 in 3.37$30,000
14NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS$5431 in 3.86$100,000
15CASH TIMES 10$10431 in 3.39$250,000
16HAMILTON$10421 in 3.39$250,000
17BLAZING BUCKS$10411 in 3.41$250,000
18SKEE-BALL$3391 in 3.43$30,000
19GRAB A GRAND$1391 in 4.43$1,000
20$100,000 EMERALD GREEN$5381 in 3.87$100,000
21LOTERIA$3381 in 3.51$30,000
227-11-21$1381 in 4.66$1,000
23BIG MONEY SPECTACULAR$2351 in 4.16$10,000
24MONEY VAULT MULTIPLIER$5351 in 3.79$100,000
25ALL THE MONEY$2341 in 4.17$10,000
26POWER SPOT$5331 in 3.82$100,000
27PUMPKIN SPICE PAYOUT$2321 in 4.18$10,000
28HI OR LO$5311 in 3.87$100,000
2920X THE WIN$5301 in 3.87$100,000
30CA$H BLA$T$5281 in 3.87$100,000
31RED HOT RICHES$5261 in 3.87$100,000
32CA$H IN$1251 in 4.66$1,000
33HIGH CARD POKER$5251 in 3.91$100,000
34COUNT 'EM UP$2201 in 4.19$15,000
35ELECTRIC 8's$2191 in 4.22$8,888
3610X THE WIN$2171 in 4.31$20,000

How ValueScore is built

Most people judge a scratch off by two numbers: the overall odds printed on the ticket, and maybe how many prizes are left. Both are easy to read, and both mislead on their own. Overall odds only tell you how often any prize hits, and most of those are break-even reprints. A ticket can advertise 1 in 3 and still be a bad buy once the prizes worth winning are gone. Remaining-prize countshave the opposite blind spot: “400 prizes left” means nothing without the price, the odds, and how many of the top prizes are actually still in the pool.

ValueScore reads all of it at once and rates what those two numbers can’t see on their own. It blends the four signals that actually decide whether a ticket is worth buying, which is why our top pick in Maine often looks nothing like the game with the flashiest odds:

  • Expected Value (weighted most heavily). Published per-ticket return across the full prize structure, not just the headline odds.
  • Prize Quality. How much of the payout sits in prizes worth winning versus tiny break-even reprints.
  • Win Frequency. Your probability of any prize per ticket.
  • Inventory Health. Top prizes still unclaimed versus tickets remaining. This is the one the ticket can’t show you: a game with great printed odds whose jackpots are already gone. (Exact weighting is proprietary.)

Scores recompute after every successful Maine scrape, so a game listed at the top last week may have moved. See the national ValueScore ranking for cross-state context.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Best ValueScore™ Scratch-Offs ranking measure?
This page ranks Maine scratch-off by ScratchCheck ValueScore, a 0 to 100 composite that weighs expected value, prize quality, win frequency, and inventory health. A score of 80 or above is Excellent, 60 to 79 is Good, 40 to 59 is Fair, and below 40 is Poor. ValueScore updates as prizes are claimed, so the top pick can shift week to week.
Which Maine scratch-off is currently #1 for best valuescore™ scratch-offs?
The $50,000 FORTUNE ($20) currently ranks first with overall odds of 1 in 2.81 (ValueScore 79 of 100). Rankings update automatically as prize counts change, so the top pick can move. Open the game page for the full prize-tier breakdown and remaining counts.
How often does this ranking update?
Game data for Maine is refreshed from official sources on a daily schedule. Whenever remaining-prize counts change, ValueScore and every dependent ranking are recomputed automatically. The "updated daily" stamp on the page reflects the most recent successful update.
How should I pick between the top few games in Maine?
Rankings are a starting point, not a verdict. Two tickets that sit next to each other often differ on a dimension the headline metric ignores: price, top-prize size, or remaining inventory. Use the Budget & Goal Optimizer or the side-by-side Compare tool to weigh Breakeven probability, Jackpot Chase value, or published EV against your actual spend and goal.
Are these values official or estimated?
ScratchCheck uses official published odds and prize counts wherever the state makes them available. A small number of states publish only limited prize breakdowns; for those games ScratchCheck estimates Expected Value and related metrics from industry price-point averages and flags them with an "~Est." tag next to the number. Official figures always take precedence.