Diamonds & Gold — $30 Maryland Scratch-Off #797
Diamonds & Gold (#797) is a $30 Maryland scratch-off launched on April 17, 2026. As of November 5, 2026 it ranks #2 of 59 active games on current payout (79.1%, $23.73 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 5 $30 games, #4 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.75) and #59 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,379,583). Since launch the payout has risen 0.4 points (78.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.1% (1 in 2.81 at launch). 1 of 2 top prizes of $2,000,000 remain, and we estimate 1,379,583 tickets are still unsold (37.3% sold). That puts it among the best Maryland scratch-offs to buy right now.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Diamonds & Gold, 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, 501,183 of 783,032 prizes (64.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,000,000 | 1 in 1,100,160 | 1 in 1,379,583 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 550,080 | 1 in 459,861 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 220,032 | 1 in 275,917 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 12,224 | 1 in 11,691 | 180 | 62 | 118 | 65.6% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 1,222 | 1 in 1,175 | 1,800 | 626 | 1,174 | 65.2% |
| $500 | 1 in 205.8 | 1 in 201.0 | 10,690 | 3,828 | 6,862 | 64.2% |
| $200 | 1 in 59.8 | 1 in 58.8 | 36,806 | 13,336 | 23,470 | 63.8% |
| $100 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 29.4 | 73,354 | 26,480 | 46,874 | 63.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 14.7 | 146,708 | 52,830 | 93,878 | 64.0% |
| $40 | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 9.79 | 220,062 | 79,165 | 140,897 | 64.0% |
| $30 | 1 in 7.50 | 1 in 7.34 | 293,416 | 105,515 | 187,901 | 64.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 2.81 | 1 in 2.75 | 783,032 | 281,849 | 501,183 | 64.0% |
How Diamonds & Gold has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- November 5, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,174 remain.
- November 4, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 118 remain.
- November 4, 2026: 6 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,175 remain.
- November 3, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,181 remain.
- November 2, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 119 remain.
- November 2, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,182 remain.
- October 31, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,184 remain.
- October 30, 2026: 4 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,185 remain.
- October 29, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 120 remain.
- October 29, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,189 remain.
- October 28, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 1,190 remain.
- October 27, 2026: 2 $1,000 prizes were claimed; 1,191 remain.
Diamonds & Gold: common questions
- How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in Diamonds & Gold?
- 1 of 2 as of November 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,379,583.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Diamonds & Gold?
- 1 in 2.75 as of November 5, 2026, compared with 1 in 2.81 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.75, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.40.
- Is Diamonds & Gold worth buying?
- Its current payout is 79.1% ($23.73 back per $30 ticket), rank #2 of 59 in Maryland. The best $30 alternative as of November 5, 2026 is Ace of Spades (#766, $30) at 83.1%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Diamonds & Gold tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,379,583 of roughly 2,200,320 printed tickets are unsold (37.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Diamonds & Gold launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on April 17, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $30 Maryland scratch-offs
- Ace of Spades — 83.1% payout, 1 in 2.61 any prize
- 200X the Cash — 79.0% payout, 1 in 2.89 any prize
- 30X Cash — 78.9% payout, 1 in 2.85 any prize
- Mega Money — 77.3% payout, 1 in 3.14 any prize