5X the Cash — $1 Maryland Scratch-Off #779
5X the Cash (#779) is a $1 Maryland scratch-off launched on January 9, 2026. As of November 5, 2026 it ranks #46 of 59 active games on current payout (67.3%, $0.67 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 5 $1 games, #32 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.66) and #7 on top-prize odds (1 in 99,461). Since launch the payout has risen 7.3 points (60.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 25.2% (1 in 4.58 at launch). 5 of 31 top prizes of $1,000 remain, and we estimate 497,305 tickets are still unsold (87.9% sold). Its current figures fail our plausibility check (the caution below), so whatever its place in the list, we do not count it among the best Maryland scratch-offs to buy. A caution on the current figures: the any-prize odds have moved from 1 in 4.58 to 1 in 3.66, further than a game's odds really move. Its prize tiers disagree about how many tickets are left (between 0.39 million and 0.69 million), usually because small prizes are claimed late, and the current odds and payout lean on that disagreement. The printed odds are the safer guide, and our summaries do not name this game the best of anything (how we estimate).
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in 5X the Cash, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. To set its odds of $1,000 or more (or any other prize size) against every other Maryland game, see odds by prize size. Across all tiers, 135,977 of 900,087 prizes (15.1%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | 1 in 132,981 | 1 in 99,461 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 16.1% |
| $500 | 1 in 39,261 | 1 in 49,730 | 105 | 95 | 10 | 9.5% |
| $200 | 1 in 29,446 | 1 in 55,256 | 140 | 131 | 9 | 6.4% |
| $100 | 1 in 19,630 | 1 in 20,721 | 210 | 186 | 24 | 11.4% |
| $50 | 1 in 3,799 | 1 in 4,324 | 1,085 | 970 | 115 | 10.6% |
| $20 | 1 in 437.8 | 1 in 555.6 | 9,417 | 8,522 | 895 | 9.5% |
| $10 | 1 in 99.9 | 1 in 95.8 | 41,280 | 36,090 | 5,190 | 12.6% |
| $5 | 1 in 32.4 | 1 in 29.3 | 127,190 | 110,195 | 16,995 | 13.4% |
| $2 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 10.5 | 329,296 | 281,948 | 47,348 | 14.4% |
| $1 | 1 in 10.5 | 1 in 7.61 | 391,333 | 325,947 | 65,386 | 16.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.58 | 1 in 3.66 | 900,087 | 764,110 | 135,977 | 15.1% |
How 5X the Cash has moved
5X the Cash: common questions
- How many $1,000 prizes are left in 5X the Cash?
- 5 of 31 as of November 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 99,461.
- What are the odds of winning anything on 5X the Cash?
- 1 in 3.66 as of November 5, 2026, compared with 1 in 4.58 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.66, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 7.04.
- Is 5X the Cash worth buying?
- Its current payout is 67.3% ($0.67 back per $1 ticket), rank #46 of 59 in Maryland. That figure fails our plausibility check (see the caution above), so read it as approximate and not as a reason to buy. The best $1 alternative as of November 5, 2026 is Cash Tripler (#785, $1) at 66.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many 5X the Cash tickets are left?
- We estimate 497,305 of roughly 4,122,398 printed tickets are unsold (87.9% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did 5X the Cash launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on January 9, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $1 Maryland scratch-offs
- Cash Tripler — 66.1% payout, 1 in 3.80 any prize
- Loose Change® — 61.2% payout, 1 in 4.33 any prize
- Cozy Cash — 59.8% payout, 1 in 4.34 any prize
- Triple Red 7s — 59.4% payout, 1 in 4.46 any prize