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Let's Make a Deal® — $5 Maryland Scratch-Off #741

Data captured September 20, 2026 · launched April 21, 2025

Let's Make a Deal® (#741) is a $5 Maryland scratch-off launched on April 21, 2025. As of September 20, 2026 it ranks #65 of 66 active games on current payout (48.7%, $2.43 expected back per ticket) and #16 of 17 $5 games, #48 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.85) and #18 on top-prize odds (1 in 320,501). Since launch the payout has risen 0.4 points (48.3% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 3.3% (1 in 3.97 at launch). 1 of 7 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 320,501 tickets are still unsold (92.2% sold). That is below average for Maryland; the Maryland ranking lists show better payouts, including at $5.

Current payout
48.7%
48.3% at launch
Expected value
$2.43
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.85
1 in 3.97 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.85
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 11.9
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 106,834
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 7
$50,000 each
Tickets remaining
7.8%
≈ 320,501 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Let's Make a Deal®, 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, 83,355 of 1,038,372 prizes (8.0%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$50,000 1 in 588,905 1 in 320,501 7 6 1 14.3%
$5,000 1 in 317,103 1 in 160,251 13 11 2 15.4%
$1,000 1 in 108,483 all claimed 38 38 0 0.0%
$500 1 in 15,325 1 in 15,262 269 248 21 7.8%
$250 1 in 6,313 1 in 6,819 653 606 47 7.2%
$100 1 in 1,454 1 in 1,696 2,835 2,646 189 6.7%
$50 1 in 82.7 1 in 98.4 49,876 46,619 3,257 6.5%
$25 1 in 80.4 1 in 89.9 51,282 47,718 3,564 6.9%
$15 1 in 45.9 1 in 47.7 89,738 83,023 6,715 7.5%
$10 1 in 25.0 1 in 24.4 164,938 151,828 13,110 7.9%
$5 1 in 9.59 1 in 8.22 429,810 390,829 38,981 9.1%
250.00 (SPIN) 1 in 4,873 1 in 4,784 846 779 67 7.9%
100.00 (SPIN) 1 in 3,421 1 in 3,727 1,205 1,119 86 7.1%
50.00 (SPIN) 1 in 136.3 1 in 157.1 30,248 28,208 2,040 6.7%
25.00 (SPIN) 1 in 120.1 1 in 135.3 34,330 31,961 2,369 6.9%
15.00 (SPIN) 1 in 54.5 1 in 60.2 75,673 70,349 5,324 7.0%
10.00 (SPIN) 1 in 38.7 1 in 42.3 106,611 99,029 7,582 7.1%
All prizes1 in 3.971 in 3.85 1,038,372955,017 83,3558.0%

How Let's Make a Deal® has moved

Not enough history yet to chart this game; we store a reading every day.

Let's Make a Deal®: common questions

How many $50,000 prizes are left in Let's Make a Deal®?
1 of 7 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 320,501.
What are the odds of winning anything on Let's Make a Deal®?
1 in 3.85 today, compared with 1 in 3.97 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.85, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 11.9.
Is Let's Make a Deal® worth buying?
Its current payout is 48.7% ($2.43 back per $5 ticket), rank #65 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 Let's Make a Deal® tickets are left?
We estimate 320,501 of roughly 4,122,337 printed tickets are unsold (92.2% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Let's Make a Deal® launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on April 21, 2025. It is still on sale.

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