Winning Streak — $5 Maryland Scratch-Off #786
Winning Streak (#786) is a $5 Maryland scratch-off launched on February 6, 2026. As of September 20, 2026 it ranks #33 of 66 active games on current payout (72.6%, $3.63 expected back per ticket) and #2 of 17 $5 games, #40 on any-prize odds (1 in 3.67) and #59 on top-prize odds (1 in 854,584). Since launch the payout has risen 0.7 points (72.0% at launch) and your chance of winning something has risen 3.1% (1 in 3.78 at launch). 2 of 7 top prizes of $50,000 remain, and we estimate 1,709,169 tickets are still unsold (58.6% 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. Across all tiers, 466,191 of 1,092,688 prizes (42.7%) are still out there.
| Prize | Odds at launch | Odds now | Total | Claimed | Remaining | % left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 590,052 | 1 in 854,584 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28.6% |
| $5,000 | 1 in 344,197 | 1 in 284,861 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50.0% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 152,976 | 1 in 155,379 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 40.7% |
| $500 | 1 in 4,814 | 1 in 4,774 | 858 | 500 | 358 | 41.7% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,306 | 1 in 1,303 | 3,162 | 1,850 | 1,312 | 41.5% |
| $75 | 1 in 1,331 | 1 in 1,313 | 3,104 | 1,802 | 1,302 | 41.9% |
| $50 | 1 in 58.4 | 1 in 58.7 | 70,688 | 41,554 | 29,134 | 41.2% |
| $25 | 1 in 51.6 | 1 in 51.5 | 79,990 | 46,816 | 33,174 | 41.5% |
| $15 | 1 in 24.4 | 1 in 24.0 | 169,159 | 98,056 | 71,103 | 42.0% |
| $10 | 1 in 13.4 | 1 in 13.0 | 308,837 | 177,270 | 131,567 | 42.6% |
| $5 | 1 in 9.04 | 1 in 8.62 | 456,844 | 258,622 | 198,222 | 43.4% |
| All prizes | 1 in 3.78 | 1 in 3.67 | 1,092,688 | 626,497 | 466,191 | 42.7% |
How Winning Streak has moved
Winning Streak: common questions
- How many $50,000 prizes are left in Winning Streak?
- 2 of 7 as of September 20, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 854,584.
- What are the odds of winning anything on Winning Streak?
- 1 in 3.67 today, compared with 1 in 3.78 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 3.67, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 6.38.
- Is Winning Streak worth buying?
- Its current payout is 72.6% ($3.63 back per $5 ticket), rank #33 of 66 in Maryland. The best $5 alternative today is Triple Red 7s Tripler (#801, $5) at 74.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
- How many Winning Streak tickets are left?
- We estimate 1,709,169 of roughly 4,130,361 printed tickets are unsold (58.6% 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 — 74.4% payout, 1 in 3.77 any prize
- Win $25, $50 or $100 — 72.5% payout, 1 in 9.24 any prize
- Gold Bar Bingo — 72.3% payout, 1 in 3.76 any prize
- The Price is Right™ — 72.1% payout, 1 in 3.55 any prize
- Multiply Your Money — 71.8% payout, 1 in 3.88 any prize