Winning Streak — $5 Maryland Scratch-Off #786
Winning Streak (#786) is a $5 Maryland scratch-off launched on February 6, 2026. As of November 5, 2026 it ranks #23 of 59 active games on current payout (74.3%, $3.71 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 14 $5 games, #30 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.58) and #52 on top-prize odds (1 in 797,855). Since launch the payout has risen 2.3 points (72.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 5.5% (1 in 3.78 at launch). 2 of 7 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 1,595,710 tickets are still unsold (61.4% 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 Winning Streak, 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, 445,165 of 1,092,688 prizes (40.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 590,052 | 1 in 797,855 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28.6% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 344,197 | 1 in 319,142 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 41.7% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 152,976 | 1 in 177,301 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 33.3% |
| $500 | 1 in 4,814 | 1 in 4,625 | 858 | 513 | 345 | 40.2% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,306 | 1 in 1,262 | 3,162 | 1,898 | 1,264 | 40.0% |
| $75 | 1 in 1,331 | 1 in 1,280 | 3,104 | 1,857 | 1,247 | 40.2% |
| $50 | 1 in 58.4 | 1 in 57.5 | 70,688 | 42,916 | 27,772 | 39.3% |
| $25 | 1 in 51.6 | 1 in 50.5 | 79,990 | 48,387 | 31,603 | 39.5% |
| $15 | 1 in 24.4 | 1 in 23.5 | 169,159 | 101,334 | 67,825 | 40.1% |
| $10 | 1 in 13.4 | 1 in 12.7 | 308,837 | 183,230 | 125,607 | 40.7% |
| $5 | 1 in 9.04 | 1 in 8.42 | 456,844 | 267,358 | 189,486 | 41.5% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.78 | 1 in 3.58 | 1,092,688 | 647,523 | 445,165 | 40.7% |
How Winning Streak has moved
Recent claims of $1,000 and up
- October 17, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 9 remain.
- October 15, 2026: one $5,000 prize was claimed; 5 remain.
- October 9, 2026: one $1,000 prize was claimed; 10 remain.
Winning Streak: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in Winning Streak?
- 2 of 7 as of November 5, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 797,855.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Winning Streak?
- 1 in 3.58 as of November 5, 2026, compared with 1 in 3.78 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.58, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.24.
- Is Winning Streak worth buying?
- Its current payout is 74.3% ($3.71 back per $5 ticket), rank #23 of 59 in Maryland. The best $5 alternative as of November 5, 2026 is Triple Red 7s Tripler (#801, $5) at 74.3%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Winning Streak tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,595,710 of roughly 4,130,361 printed tickets are unsold (61.4% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
- When did Winning Streak launch and is it still on sale?
- It launched on February 6, 2026. It is still on sale.
Other $5 Maryland scratch-offs
- Triple Red 7s Tripler — 74.3% payout, 1 in 3.79 any prize
- Win $25, $50 or $100 — 73.3% payout, 1 in 9.05 any prize
- Cash Scratch Fever — 73.2% payout, 1 in 3.78 any prize
- Multiply Your Money — 72.8% payout, 1 in 3.81 any prize
- Holly-Day Cash — 72.3% payout, 1 in 3.91 any prize