SKEE-BALL® — $3 Maryland Scratch-Off #687
SKEE-BALL® (#687) is a $3 Maryland scratch-off launched on April 22, 2024. As of September 20, 2026 it ranks #64 of 66 active games on current payout (55.2%, $1.66 expected back per ticket) and #4 of 4 $3 games, #64 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.57) and #42 on top-prize odds (1 in 496,058). Since launch the payout has fallen 12.4 points (67.6% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 10.6% (1 in 4.09 at launch). 1 of 8 top prizes of $15,000 remain, and we estimate 496,058 tickets are still unsold (85.4% sold). That is below average for Maryland; the Maryland ranking lists show better payouts, including at $3.
Prizes remaining
Every prize level in SKEE-BALL®, 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, 108,441 of 833,158 prizes (13.0%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,000 | 1 in 425,952 | 1 in 496,058 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12.5% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 212,976 | 1 in 99,212 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 31.3% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,121 | 1 in 1,611 | 3,040 | 2,732 | 308 | 10.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 396.8 | 1 in 505.2 | 8,588 | 7,606 | 982 | 11.4% |
| $30 | 1 in 44.4 | 1 in 60.2 | 76,704 | 68,458 | 8,246 | 10.8% |
| $9 | 1 in 13.6 | 1 in 16.7 | 251,046 | 221,400 | 29,646 | 11.8% |
| $3 | 1 in 6.90 | 1 in 7.16 | 493,756 | 424,503 | 69,253 | 14.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 4.09 | 1 in 4.57 | 833,158 | 724,717 | 108,441 | 13.0% |
How SKEE-BALL® has moved
SKEE-BALL®: common questions
- How many $15,000 prizes are left in SKEE-BALL®?
- 1 of 8 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 496,058.
- What are the odds of winning anything on SKEE-BALL®?
- 1 in 4.57 today, compared with 1 in 4.09 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.57, and the odds of winning more than the $3 ticket price are 1 in 12.7.
- Is SKEE-BALL® worth buying?
- Its current payout is 55.2% ($1.66 back per $3 ticket), rank #64 of 66 in Maryland. The best $3 alternative today is Bonus Crossword (#784, $3) at 69.2%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many SKEE-BALL® tickets are left?
- We estimate 496,058 of roughly 3,407,616 printed tickets are unsold (85.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did SKEE-BALL® launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on April 22, 2024. It is still on sale.
Other $3 Maryland scratch-offs
- Bonus Crossword — 69.2% payout, 1 in 3.51 any prize
- Ms.PAC-MAN™ — 68.3% payout, 1 in 3.86 any prize
- Diamond Bingo — 67.7% payout, 1 in 3.74 any prize