Back to the Future™ — $2 Maryland Scratch-Off #736
Back to the Future™ (#736) is a $2 Maryland scratch-off launched on March 24, 2025. As of September 20, 2026 it ranks #38 of 66 active games on current payout (71.9%, $1.44 expected back per ticket) and #1 of 6 $2 games, #29 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.41) and #20 on top-prize odds (1 in 325,921). Since launch the payout has risen 9.9 points (62.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 23.0% (1 in 4.20 at launch). 2 of 7 top prizes of $10,000 remain, and we estimate 651,842 tickets are still unsold (79.4% sold). That is below average for Maryland; the Maryland ranking lists show better payouts, including at $2.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Back to the Future™, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 190,886 of 753,096 prizes (25.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | 1 in 451,858 | 1 in 325,921 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28.6% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 632,601 | all claimed | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 287,546 | 1 in 651,842 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9.1% |
| $500 | 1 in 23,605 | 1 in 21,027 | 134 | 103 | 31 | 23.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,506 | 1 in 2,137 | 1,262 | 957 | 305 | 24.2% |
| $40 | 1 in 515.1 | 1 in 518.2 | 6,141 | 4,883 | 1,258 | 20.5% |
| $20 | 1 in 70.8 | 1 in 63.2 | 44,661 | 34,342 | 10,319 | 23.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 56.1 | 1 in 55.8 | 56,353 | 44,663 | 11,690 | 20.7% |
| $5 | 1 in 32.9 | 1 in 26.9 | 96,018 | 71,817 | 24,201 | 25.2% |
| $4 | 1 in 18.5 | 1 in 14.6 | 171,346 | 126,597 | 44,749 | 26.1% |
| $2 | 1 in 8.39 | 1 in 6.63 | 377,158 | 278,828 | 98,330 | 26.1% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.20 | 1 in 3.41 | 753,096 | 562,210 | 190,886 | 25.3% |
How Back to the Future™ has moved
Back to the Future™: common questions
- How many $10,000 prizes are left in Back to the Future™?
- 2 of 7 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 325,921.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Back to the Future™?
- 1 in 3.41 today, compared with 1 in 4.20 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.41, and the odds of winning more than the $2 ticket price are 1 in 7.04.
- Is Back to the Future™ worth buying?
- Its current payout is 71.9% ($1.44 back per $2 ticket), rank #38 of 66 in Maryland. The best $2 alternative today is Ravens X2 (#807, $2) at 65.0%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Back to the Future™ tickets are left?
- We estimate 651,842 of roughly 3,163,003 printed tickets are unsold (79.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Back to the Future™ launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on March 24, 2025. It is still on sale.
Other $2 Maryland scratch-offs
- Ravens X2 — 65.0% payout, 1 in 3.93 any prize
- 10X the Cash — 64.4% payout, 1 in 3.75 any prize
- Maryland Treasures — 64.3% payout, 1 in 3.95 any prize
- Triple Red 7s Doubler — 63.4% payout, 1 in 4.01 any prize
- Harlem Globetrotters® — 62.5% payout, 1 in 3.91 any prize