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Mega Money — $30 Maryland Scratch-Off #690

Data captured · launched April 22, 2024

Mega Money (#690) is a $30 Maryland scratch-off launched on April 22, 2024. As of November 5, 2026 it ranks #9 of 59 active games on current payout (77.3%, $23.19 expected back per ticket) and #5 of 5 $30 games, #13 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.14) and #35 on top-prize odds (1 in 499,577). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.5 points (78.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 7.8% (1 in 2.90 at launch). 4 of 5 top prizes of $2,000,000 remain, and we estimate 1,998,309 tickets are still unsold (43.3% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
77.3%
78.8% at launch
Expected value
$23.19
per $30 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 3.14
1 in 2.90 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 3.14
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 4.81
win more than $30
$600+ odds
1 in 142,736
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
4 of 5
$2,000,000 each
Tickets remaining
56.7%
≈ 1,998,309 tickets

Lots sold, few top prizes claimed. 43% sold, only 1 of 5 top prizes claimed: better jackpot odds than on launch day (1 in 499,577, was 1 in 704,934). More Maryland games like this.

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in Mega Money, 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, 635,617 of 1,215,403 prizes (52.3%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$2,000,000 1 in 704,934 1 in 499,577 5 1 4 80.0%
$50,000 1 in 440,584 1 in 499,577 8 4 4 50.0%
$5,000 1 in 391,630 1 in 333,052 9 3 6 66.7%
$500 1 in 229.6 1 in 248.8 15,354 7,322 8,032 52.3%
$200 1 in 59.9 1 in 65.1 58,842 28,156 30,686 52.1%
$100 1 in 23.1 1 in 25.1 152,900 73,129 79,771 52.2%
$50 1 in 12.3 1 in 13.4 285,730 136,459 149,271 52.2%
$40 1 in 12.5 1 in 13.5 281,956 134,362 147,594 52.3%
$30 1 in 8.38 1 in 9.07 420,599 200,350 220,249 52.4%
All prizes1 in 2.901 in 3.14 1,215,403579,786 635,61752.3%

How Mega Money has moved

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Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking Mega Money. 47 daily readings.

Mega Money: common questions

How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in Mega Money?
4 of 5 as of November 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 499,577.
What are the odds of winning anything on Mega Money?
1 in 3.14 as of November 5, 2026, compared with 1 in 2.90 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.14, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.81.
Is Mega Money worth buying?
Its current payout is 77.3% ($23.19 back per $30 ticket), rank #9 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 Mega Money tickets are left?
We estimate 1,998,309 of roughly 3,524,669 printed tickets are unsold (43.3% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did Mega Money launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on April 22, 2024. It is still on sale.

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