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 September 20, 2026 it ranks #26 of 66 active games on current payout (74.5%, $14.91 expected back per ticket) and #7 of 7 $20 games, #19 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.19) and #54 on top-prize odds (1 in 648,439). Since launch the payout has fallen 3.3 points (77.9% at launch) and your chance of winning something has fallen 5.4% (1 in 3.02 at launch). 3 of 5 top prizes of $1,000,000 remain, and we estimate 1,945,318 tickets are still unsold (43.0% 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. Across all tiers, 609,488 of 1,129,732 prizes (53.9%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 1 in 682,358 | 1 in 648,439 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 60.0% |
| $50,000 | 1 in 568,632 | 1 in 486,329 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 66.7% |
| $10,000 | 1 in 341,179 | 1 in 324,220 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 60.0% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 121,850 | 1 in 108,073 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 64.3% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 10,154 | 1 in 10,929 | 336 | 158 | 178 | 53.0% |
| $500 | 1 in 1,500 | 1 in 1,608 | 2,274 | 1,064 | 1,210 | 53.2% |
| $200 | 1 in 1,500 | 1 in 1,574 | 2,275 | 1,039 | 1,236 | 54.3% |
| $100 | 1 in 25.0 | 1 in 26.5 | 136,336 | 62,974 | 73,362 | 53.8% |
| $50 | 1 in 9.10 | 1 in 9.63 | 374,898 | 172,943 | 201,955 | 53.9% |
| $25 | 1 in 16.7 | 1 in 17.6 | 204,556 | 94,103 | 110,453 | 54.0% |
| $20 | 1 in 8.34 | 1 in 8.80 | 409,008 | 187,945 | 221,063 | 54.0% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.02 | 1 in 3.19 | 1,129,732 | 520,244 | 609,488 | 53.9% |
How THE GAME OF LIFE™ has moved
THE GAME OF LIFE™: common questions
- How many $1,000,000 prizes are left in THE GAME OF LIFE™?
- 3 of 5 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 648,439.
- What are the odds of winning anything on THE GAME OF LIFE™?
- 1 in 3.19 today, 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 74.5% ($14.91 back per $20 ticket), rank #26 of 66 in Maryland. The best $20 alternative today is Gifts of Green (#772, $20) at 78.9%. 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 1,945,318 of roughly 3,411,791 printed tickets are unsold (43.0% 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 — 78.9% payout, 1 in 2.87 any prize
- Triple Red 777s — 77.6% payout, 1 in 2.93 any prize
- Bonus Bingo X20 — 77.3% payout, 1 in 2.90 any prize
- $50,000 Cash — 76.9% payout, 1 in 3.06 any prize
- Extreme Green — 75.9% payout, 1 in 3.22 any prize