
Maryland· scanned 7d ago
EV / Dollar
0.71
USA percentile
69th
of 2,201 games
Top prizes left
1813
$100 tier
% sold-through
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2026-10-28
Forecast sellout
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Win $25, $50 or $100 is a $5 scratch-off game from the Maryland lottery (game #795). As of the most recent daily scan, 1813 top prizes of $100 remain unclaimed, as published by the Maryland lottery. Overall odds of winning any prize are 1 in 9.36. Our models put its expected value at 0.71 per dollar, returning about $0.71 per dollar on average at current prize levels, number 13 of 24 $5 games on sale in Maryland.
THE THESIS
At 0.71 EV/$, this game ranks 13 of 24 same-price games on sale in Maryland (median 0.71).
Total unclaimed prize value: $999,500 — weighted to top-tier prizes as of latest data feed.
Where this game ranks versus all active US scratch-offs (USA) and all active MD games (state). Better means more unclaimed prize value relative to remaining tickets.
Trailing 7-day claim rate 100% below the 30-day mean — activity slowing.
No other active MD games currently clear break-even.
Top-prize claim history is not published for this state.
States that report individual claim events (TX, NY, PA, FL, NC) will show a full timeline here. This game's state does not currently publish that data.
ABOUT THIS GAME
As of October 28, 2026, 1813 of the 28,190 $100 top prizes are still unclaimed; across the 3 prize levels the lottery reports, 30,024 of 440,978 prizes (7%) remain; the thinnest level is $100, with 6% of its prizes left.
At current prize levels a $5 ticket returns about $3.56 on average (0.71 per dollar), which ranks 13 of 24 $5 games on sale in Maryland, level with the $5 median of 0.71. Among every Maryland game with a computable value it is 67 of 114; nationally it sits in the 69th percentile. Like nearly every scratch-off, it pays back less than it costs on average.
Over the last 30 days, 23,426 prizes were claimed across the reported levels, including 1,515 top prizes.
Figures come from the prize data the Maryland lottery publishes (official game page), which Tirage checks daily; this page reflects the October 28, 2026 update. See how we calculate value.
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