Loose Change® — $1 Maryland Scratch-Off #812
Loose Change® (#812) is a $1 Maryland scratch-off launched on August 21, 2026. As of September 20, 2026 it ranks #62 of 66 active games on current payout (60.4%, $0.60 expected back per ticket) and #3 of 4 $1 games, #63 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.44) and #13 on top-prize odds (1 in 180,101). Since launch the payout has risen 0.5 points (59.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 1.5% (1 in 4.51 at launch). 19 of 24 top prizes of $1,000 remain, and we estimate 3,421,913 tickets are still unsold (17.1% sold). That is below average for Maryland; the Maryland ranking lists show better payouts, including at $1.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in Loose Change®, 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, 770,029 of 914,727 prizes (84.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 | 1 in 171,892 | 1 in 180,101 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 79.2% |
| $500 | 1 in 58,935 | 1 in 58,998 | 70 | 12 | 58 | 82.9% |
| $100 | 1 in 16,838 | 1 in 17,024 | 245 | 44 | 201 | 82.0% |
| $50 | 1 in 5,919 | 1 in 5,849 | 697 | 112 | 585 | 83.9% |
| $20 | 1 in 153.8 | 1 in 153.4 | 26,827 | 4,525 | 22,302 | 83.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 200.0 | 1 in 199.2 | 20,627 | 3,452 | 17,175 | 83.3% |
| $5 | 1 in 33.3 | 1 in 33.1 | 123,728 | 20,348 | 103,380 | 83.6% |
| $2 | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 16.4 | 247,519 | 39,353 | 208,166 | 84.1% |
| $1 | 1 in 8.33 | 1 in 8.18 | 494,990 | 76,847 | 418,143 | 84.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.51 | 1 in 4.44 | 914,727 | 144,698 | 770,029 | 84.2% |
How Loose Change® has moved
Loose Change®: common questions
- How many $1,000 prizes are left in Loose Change®?
- 19 of 24 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 180,101.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Loose Change®?
- 1 in 4.44 today, compared with 1 in 4.51 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.44, and the odds of winning more than the $1 ticket price are 1 in 9.72.
- Is Loose Change® worth buying?
- Its current payout is 60.4% ($0.60 back per $1 ticket), rank #62 of 66 in Maryland. The best $1 alternative today is 5X the Cash (#779, $1) at 65.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Loose Change® tickets are left?
- We estimate 3,421,913 of roughly 4,125,419 printed tickets are unsold (17.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Loose Change® launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on August 21, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $1 Maryland scratch-offs
- 5X the Cash — 65.7% payout, 1 in 3.81 any prize
- Cash Tripler — 64.3% payout, 1 in 3.97 any prize
- Triple Red 7s — 60.3% payout, 1 in 4.41 any prize