Bits & Odds

Ace of Spades — $30 Maryland Scratch-Off #766

Data captured · launched September 19, 2025

Ace of Spades (#766) is a $30 Maryland scratch-off launched on September 19, 2025. As of November 5, 2026 it ranks #1 of 59 active games on current payout (83.1%, $24.92 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 5 $30 games, #2 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.61) and #49 on top-prize odds (1 in 647,918). Since launch the payout has risen 4.1 points (78.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 4.6% (1 in 2.73 at launch). 2 of 3 top prizes of $2,000,000 remain, and we estimate 1,295,836 tickets are still unsold (40.0% sold). That puts it among the best Maryland scratch-offs to buy right now.

Current payout
83.1%
78.9% at launch
Expected value
$24.92
per $30 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 2.61
1 in 2.73 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 2.61
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 4.30
win more than $30
$600+ odds
1 in 3,713
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
2 of 3
$2,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
60.0%
≈ 1,295,836 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Ace of Spades, 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, 496,393 of 790,599 prizes (62.8%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$2,000,000 1 in 719,445 1 in 647,918 3 1 2 66.7%
$50,000 1 in 719,445 1 in 1,295,836 3 2 1 33.3%
$5,000 1 in 3,997 1 in 3,745 540 194 346 64.1%
$400 1 in 431.1 1 in 414.5 5,006 1,880 3,126 62.4%
$200 1 in 79.9 1 in 76.5 26,999 10,060 16,939 62.7%
$100 1 in 22.1 1 in 21.2 97,682 36,512 61,170 62.6%
$50 1 in 12.2 1 in 11.7 176,988 65,819 111,169 62.8%
$40 1 in 12.5 1 in 11.9 173,216 64,314 108,902 62.9%
$30 1 in 6.96 1 in 6.65 310,162 115,424 194,738 62.8%
All prizes1 in 2.731 in 2.61 790,599294,206 496,39362.8%

How Ace of Spades has moved

82% 84% 85% Sep 2026Oct 2026Nov 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Ace of Spades. 47 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

Ace of Spades: common questions

How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in Ace of Spades?
2 of 3 as of November 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 647,918.
What are the odds of winning anything on Ace of Spades?
1 in 2.61 as of November 5, 2026, compared with 1 in 2.73 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.61, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.30.
Is Ace of Spades worth buying?
Its current payout is 83.1% ($24.92 back per $30 ticket), rank #1 of 59 in Maryland. The best $30 alternative as of November 5, 2026 is Diamonds & Gold (#797, $30) at 79.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many Ace of Spades tickets are left?
We estimate 1,295,836 of roughly 2,158,335 printed tickets are unsold (40.0% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Ace of Spades launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on September 19, 2025. It is still on sale.

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