Festive Fortune — $5 Maryland Scratch-Off #770
Festive Fortune (#770) was a $5 Maryland scratch-off launched on October 17, 2025. Its final figures, from September 20, 2026, were 72.2% payout ($3.61 expected back per ticket), 1 in 3.83 for any prize and 1 in 329,480 for the top prize. Since launch the payout has risen 0.2 points (72.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 2.6% (1 in 3.93 at launch). 3 of 8 top prizes of $50,000 were never claimed, and we estimate 74.6% of its tickets had sold. Festive Fortune is no longer on sale in Maryland; the figures below are final as of September 20, 2026 and prizes can be claimed until November 30, 2026.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Festive Fortune, 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, 258,149 of 988,831 prizes (26.1%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 485,763 | 1 in 329,480 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 37.5% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 323,842 | 1 in 494,220 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 16.7% |
| $250 | 1 in 956.5 | 1 in 1,001 | 4,063 | 3,076 | 987 | 24.3% |
| $100 | 1 in 971.5 | 1 in 1,047 | 4,000 | 3,056 | 944 | 23.6% |
| $50 | 1 in 57.1 | 1 in 61.1 | 68,010 | 51,833 | 16,177 | 23.8% |
| $25 | 1 in 57.1 | 1 in 59.3 | 68,017 | 51,340 | 16,677 | 24.5% |
| $15 | 1 in 26.2 | 1 in 26.3 | 148,435 | 110,797 | 37,638 | 25.4% |
| $10 | 1 in 14.4 | 1 in 13.9 | 270,154 | 199,200 | 70,954 | 26.3% |
| $5 | 1 in 9.12 | 1 in 8.61 | 426,132 | 311,365 | 114,767 | 26.9% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.93 | 1 in 3.83 | 988,831 | 730,682 | 258,149 | 26.1% |
How Festive Fortune has moved
Festive Fortune: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in Festive Fortune?
- 3 of 8 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 329,480.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Festive Fortune?
- 1 in 3.83 today, compared with 1 in 3.93 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.83, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.89.
- Is Festive Fortune worth buying?
- Its current payout is 72.2% ($3.61 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 Festive Fortune tickets are left?
- We estimate 988,441 of roughly 3,886,106 printed tickets are unsold (74.6% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Festive Fortune launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 17, 2025. Sales have ended; prizes can be claimed until November 30, 2026.
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