Mega Money — $30 Maryland Scratch-Off #690
Mega Money (#690) is a $30 Maryland scratch-off launched on April 22, 2024. As of September 20, 2026 it ranks #12 of 66 active games on current payout (77.6%, $23.28 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 7 $30 games, #16 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.12) and #43 on top-prize odds (1 in 505,292). Since launch the payout has fallen 1.3 points (78.8% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 7.1% (1 in 2.90 at launch). 4 of 5 top prizes of $2,000,000 remain, and we estimate 2,021,167 tickets are still unsold (42.7% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.
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. Across all tiers, 647,341 of 1,215,403 prizes (53.3%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,000,000 | 1 in 704,934 | 1 in 505,292 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 80.0% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 440,584 | 1 in 505,292 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 391,630 | 1 in 336,861 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 66.7% |
| $500 | 1 in 229.6 | 1 in 247.0 | 15,354 | 7,170 | 8,184 | 53.3% |
| $200 | 1 in 59.9 | 1 in 64.6 | 58,842 | 27,572 | 31,270 | 53.1% |
| $100 | 1 in 23.1 | 1 in 24.9 | 152,900 | 71,636 | 81,264 | 53.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 12.3 | 1 in 13.3 | 285,730 | 133,739 | 151,991 | 53.2% |
| $40 | 1 in 12.5 | 1 in 13.4 | 281,956 | 131,669 | 150,287 | 53.3% |
| $30 | 1 in 8.38 | 1 in 9.01 | 420,599 | 196,268 | 224,331 | 53.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 2.90 | 1 in 3.12 | 1,215,403 | 568,062 | 647,341 | 53.3% |
How Mega Money has moved
Mega Money: common questions
- How many $2,000,000 prizes are left in Mega Money?
- 4 of 5 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 505,292.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Mega Money?
- 1 in 3.12 today, compared with 1 in 2.90 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.12, and the odds of winning more than the $30 ticket price are 1 in 4.78.
- Is Mega Money worth buying?
- Its current payout is 77.6% ($23.28 back per $30 ticket), rank #12 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 Mega Money tickets are left?
- We estimate 2,021,167 of roughly 3,524,669 printed tickets are unsold (42.7% 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.
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
- Diamonds & Gold — 79.2% payout, 1 in 2.74 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