THE GAME OF LIFE™ — $20 Maryland Scratch-Off #609
THE GAME OF LIFE™ (#609) is a $20 Maryland scratch-off launched on October 17, 2022. As of November 5, 2026 it ranks #20 of 59 active games on current payout (74.6%, $14.92 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 7 $20 games, #15 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.19) and #48 on top-prize odds (1 in 640,210). Since launch the payout has fallen 3.3 points (77.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 5.5% (1 in 3.02 at launch). 3 of 5 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 1,920,630 tickets are still unsold (43.7% 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 THE GAME OF LIFE™, 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, 601,299 of 1,129,732 prizes (53.2%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 682,358 | 1 in 640,210 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 60.0% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 568,632 | 1 in 480,157 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 66.7% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 341,179 | 1 in 320,105 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 60.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 121,850 | 1 in 112,978 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 60.7% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 10,154 | 1 in 10,790 | 336 | 158 | 178 | 53.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 1,500 | 1 in 1,614 | 2,274 | 1,084 | 1,190 | 52.3% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,500 | 1 in 1,572 | 2,275 | 1,053 | 1,222 | 53.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 26.5 | 136,336 | 63,935 | 72,401 | 53.1% |
| $50 | 1 in 9.10 | 1 in 9.64 | 374,898 | 175,659 | 199,239 | 53.1% |
| $25 | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 17.6 | 204,556 | 95,615 | 108,941 | 53.3% |
| $20 | 1 in 8.34 | 1 in 8.81 | 409,008 | 190,910 | 218,098 | 53.3% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.02 | 1 in 3.19 | 1,129,732 | 528,433 | 601,299 | 53.2% |
How THE GAME OF LIFE™ has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 9, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 17 remain.
THE GAME OF LIFE™: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in THE GAME OF LIFE™?
- 3 of 5 as of November 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 640,210.
- What are the odds of winning anything on THE GAME OF LIFE™?
- 1 in 3.19 as of November 5, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.02 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.19, and the odds of winning more than the $20 ticket price are 1 in 5.01.
- Is THE GAME OF LIFE™ worth buying?
- Its current payout is 74.6% ($14.92 back per $20 ticket), rank #20 of 59 in Maryland. The best $20 alternative as of November 5, 2026 is Gifts of Green (#772, $20) at 78.7%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many THE GAME OF LIFE™ tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,920,630 of roughly 3,411,791 printed tickets are unsold (43.7% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did THE GAME OF LIFE™ launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on October 17, 2022. It is still on sale.
Other $20 Maryland scratch-offs
- Gifts of Green — 78.7% payout, 1 in 2.73 any prize
- Triple Red 777s — 77.7% payout, 1 in 2.97 any prize
- Win $100, $200 or $500 — 77.5% payout, 1 in 8.74 any prize
- Bonus Bingo X20 — 77.2% payout, 1 in 2.92 any prize
- Extreme Green — 75.8% payout, 1 in 3.31 any prize