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Maryland Scratch-Offs: Lots Sold, Few Top Prizes Claimed (November 2026)

Updated · 3 behind on top prizes · 1 in their last tickets

As of November 5, 2026, 3 Maryland scratch-offs have sold lots of tickets but paid out few top prizes. Top of the list: Mega Money ($30), 43% sold, only 1 of 5 top prizes claimed, with jackpot odds of 1 in 499,577, better than 1 in 704,934 on launch day. 1 game is in its last 10% of tickets with a top prize still waiting.

What it means: fewer top prizes claimed leaves the rest spread over fewer tickets, so the jackpot odds are better than on launch day. It does not make a win any closer: every ticket was a winner or not from the day it was printed, and some top prizes are sold but not cashed yet.

Lots sold, few top prizes claimed

  1. $30

    Mega Money

    #690
    43% sold only 1 of 5 top prizes claimed
    Top prizes left
    4 of 5
    Jackpot odds now
    1 in 499,577
    On launch day
    1 in 704,934
    Payout now
    77.3%
  2. $10

    Bingo X10 (#792)

    #792
    55% sold only 2 of 6 top prizes claimed
    Top prizes left
    4 of 6
    Jackpot odds now
    1 in 329,767
    On launch day
    1 in 486,626
    Payout now
    71.5%
  3. $10

    Rose Gold

    #796
    54% sold only 3 of 8 top prizes claimed
    Top prizes left
    5 of 8
    Jackpot odds now
    1 in 288,070
    On launch day
    1 in 395,400
    Payout now
    73.5%

Last tickets, top prize still waiting

10% or fewer of the tickets left. A top prize nobody claims by the deadline is never paid.

  1. $5

    Win $25, $50 or $100

    #795
    last 5% of tickets, 1442 top prizes still waiting
    Top prizes left
    1442 of 28190
    Jackpot odds now
    1 in 152
    On launch day
    1 in 146
    Payout now
    73.3%

Frequently asked questions

Which Maryland scratch-offs have sold lots but paid out few top prizes?
3 today. Mega Money: 43% sold, only 1 of 5 top prizes claimed; Bingo X10 (#792): 55% sold, only 2 of 6 top prizes claimed; Rose Gold: 54% sold, only 3 of 8 top prizes claimed.
Does that mean a top prize is about to be won?
No. Every ticket was a winner or not from the day it was printed. What changes is the odds: the top prizes left are spread over fewer tickets, so 3 of these games have better jackpot odds than on launch day. They are still long odds.
How do you decide a game is behind?
A game that has sold half its tickets would, on average, have paid out about half its top prizes. We list a game when at least one whole top prize fewer has been claimed than its share of sales would usually bring, and the share of top prizes left beats the share of tickets left by 5 points or more. For Mega Money, about 43% sold would usually mean about 2.2 top prizes claimed; 1 has been. The share sold is our estimate from the official prize counts (see methodology).
Could a top prize already be won and just not claimed?
Yes. A prize counts as claimed only once the winner turns the ticket in, and winners have months to do it, so part of any gap is tickets already sold.
Are these the best Maryland scratch-offs to buy?
On value, a little better than most: their median payout is 73.5%, against 73.3% for every scratch-off on sale. For the most back per dollar, see the payout ranking.
Is this free?
Yes, every day. One paid tier elsewhere sells this as a subscriber alert; here it is a page anyone can read.

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