Break the Bank — $5 Maryland Scratch-Off #761
Break the Bank (#761) was a $5 Maryland scratch-off launched on August 20, 2025. Its final figures, from September 20, 2026, were 59.6% payout ($2.98 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.97 for any prize and 1 in 161,368 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has fallen 12.5 points (72.1% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 5.0% (1 in 3.77 at launch). 1 of 8 top prizes of $50,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 96.1% of its tickets had sold. Break the Bank is no longer on sale in Maryland; the figures below are final as of September 20, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until February 1, 2027.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Break the Bank, 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, 40,684 of 1,092,467 prizes (3.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 514,825 | 1 in 161,368 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12.5% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 411,860 | all claimed | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 132,858 | 1 in 53,789 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 9.7% |
| $500 | 1 in 4,304 | 1 in 14,670 | 957 | 946 | 11 | 1.1% |
| $250 | 1 in 2,302 | 1 in 4,138 | 1,789 | 1,750 | 39 | 2.2% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,086 | 1 in 2,241 | 3,793 | 3,721 | 72 | 1.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 59.9 | 1 in 103.1 | 68,728 | 67,163 | 1,565 | 2.3% |
| $25 | 1 in 59.9 | 1 in 88.5 | 68,728 | 66,904 | 1,824 | 2.7% |
| $15 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 36.3 | 164,988 | 160,541 | 4,447 | 2.7% |
| $10 | 1 in 13.6 | 1 in 15.7 | 302,345 | 292,050 | 10,295 | 3.4% |
| $5 | 1 in 8.56 | 1 in 7.20 | 481,090 | 458,663 | 22,427 | 4.7% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.77 | 1 in 3.97 | 1,092,467 | 1,051,783 | 40,684 | 3.7% |
How Break the Bank has moved
Break the Bank: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in Break the Bank?
- 1 of 8 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 161,368.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Break the Bank?
- 1 in 3.97 today, compared with 1 in 3.77 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.97, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.84.
- Is Break the Bank worth buying?
- Its current payout is 59.6% ($2.98 back per $5 ticket), rank #— of 66 in Maryland. The best $5 alternative today is Triple Red 7s Tripler (#801, $5) at 74.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Break the Bank tickets are left?
- We estimate 161,368 of roughly 4,118,600 printed tickets are unsold (96.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Break the Bank launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 20, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until February 1, 2027.
Other $5 Maryland scratch-offs
- Triple Red 7s Tripler — 74.4% payout, 1 in 3.77 any prize
- Winning Streak — 72.6% payout, 1 in 3.67 any prize
- Win $25, $50 or $100 — 72.5% payout, 1 in 9.24 any prize
- Gold Bar Bingo — 72.3% payout, 1 in 3.76 any prize
- The Price is Right™ — 72.1% payout, 1 in 3.55 any prize