Diamonds & Gold — $30 Maryland Scratch-Off #797
Diamonds & Gold (#797) is a $30 Maryland scratch-off launched on April 17, 2026. As of September 20, 2026 it ranks #4 of 66 active games on current payout (79.2%, $23.75 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 7 $30 games, #5 on any-prize odds (1 in 2.74) and #65 on top-prize odds (1 in 1,486,477). Since launch the payout has risen 0.4 points (78.7% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.6% (1 in 2.81 at launch). 1 of 2 top prizes of $2,000,000 remain, and we estimate 1,486,477 tickets are still unsold (32.4% 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. Across all tiers, 542,877 of 783,032 prizes (69.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,000,000 | 1 in 1,100,160 | 1 in 1,486,477 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 550,080 | 1 in 495,492 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75.0% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 220,032 | 1 in 247,746 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 60.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 12,224 | 1 in 11,523 | 180 | 51 | 129 | 71.7% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 1,222 | 1 in 1,169 | 1,800 | 528 | 1,272 | 70.7% |
| $500 | 1 in 205.8 | 1 in 200.3 | 10,690 | 3,270 | 7,420 | 69.4% |
| $200 | 1 in 59.8 | 1 in 58.4 | 36,806 | 11,353 | 25,453 | 69.2% |
| $100 | 1 in 30.0 | 1 in 29.3 | 73,354 | 22,593 | 50,761 | 69.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 15.0 | 1 in 14.6 | 146,708 | 45,018 | 101,690 | 69.3% |
| $40 | 1 in 10.00 | 1 in 9.74 | 220,062 | 67,433 | 152,629 | 69.4% |
| $30 | 1 in 7.50 | 1 in 7.30 | 293,416 | 89,903 | 203,513 | 69.4% |
| All prizes | 1 in 2.81 | 1 in 2.74 | 783,032 | 240,155 | 542,877 | 69.3% |
How Diamonds & Gold has moved
Diamonds & Gold: common questions
- How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in Diamonds & Gold?
- 1 of 2 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 1,486,477.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Diamonds & Gold?
- 1 in 2.74 today, compared with 1 in 2.81 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 2.74, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.38.
- Is Diamonds & Gold worth buying?
- Its current payout is 79.2% ($23.75 back per $30 ticket), rank #4 of 66 in Maryland. The best $30 alternative today 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 1,486,477 of roughly 2,200,320 printed tickets are unsold (32.4% 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 2.60 any prize
- 200X the Cash — 79.5% payout, 1 in 2.85 any prize
- $100,000 Ca$h — 79.0% payout, 1 in 2.80 any prize
- 30X Cash — 78.9% payout, 1 in 2.83 any prize
- $5,000 Large — 78.7% payout, 1 in 2.64 any prize