Fast Play tickets print right at the counter. No scratching, you know on the spot. Behind the scenes each game is a set pool of tickets with a set number of prizes, just like a scratcher. We track what's left in every pool and score each game from 0 to 100.
13 of the 27 games have a jackpot that grows as tickets sell and starts over when somebody hits it. Each jackpot belongs to one game.
The small line on each card shows how that jackpot has grown since we started tracking it. When somebody wins a jackpot, it starts over at its starting amount. The odds on each card are for one ticket, today.
Longer bar, more money back on average. Each bar is an average across every ticket left in that game. It is not what one ticket pays.
Blue is the part of that average that sits in regular prizes. Gold is the part tied up in the jackpot. A lot of gold means much of the game's value depends on a few jackpot tickets.
A ticket that wins the jackpot pays the whole jackpot, far more than any bar here. Nearly every other ticket gets none of the gold part. Where a game has several jackpot tickets left, one is counted at today's jackpot and the rest at the amount the jackpot starts over at.
Fast Play has the bigger top prize on $1, $2 and $5 tickets. Scratchers have the bigger top prize on $10 and $30 tickets. Fast Play gives one ticket the better odds of winning the top prize on $10 and $20 tickets. Scratchers give one ticket the better odds of winning the top prize on $1, $2, $3, $5 and $30 tickets. The typical scratcher pays back more than the typical Fast Play game on $3, $5, $10, $20 and $30 tickets. The two pay back about the same on $1 and $2 tickets.
| Ticket price | Biggest prize | Best odds of winning it | Money back per $1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Play | Scratchers | Fast Play | Scratchers | Fast Play | Scratchers | |
| $1 2 Fast Play · 8 scratchers | $1,739 | $1,000 | 1 in 100,000 | 1 in 86,000 | 57¢56¢ to 59¢ | 56¢53¢ to 60¢ |
| $2 5 Fast Play · 11 scratchers | $37,783 | $20,000 | 1 in 440,000 | 1 in 240,000 | 63¢60¢ to 63¢ | 62¢54¢ to 64¢ |
| $3 4 Fast Play · 9 scratchers | $30,000 | $30,000 | 1 in 160,000 | 1 in 120,000 | 64¢60¢ to 67¢ | 67¢61¢ to 69¢ |
| $5 7 Fast Play · 24 scratchers | $170,026 | $100,000 | 1 in 230,000 | 1 in 150,000 | 65¢61¢ to 70¢ | 71¢63¢ to 73¢ |
| $10 4 Fast Play · 24 scratchers | $167,687 | $250,000 | 1 in 160,000 | 1 in 310,000 | 69¢64¢ to 75¢ | 75¢72¢ to 80¢ |
| $20 3 Fast Play · 11 scratchers | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1 in 330,000 | 1 in 340,000 | 64¢60¢ to 77¢ | 77¢66¢ to 79¢ |
| $30 2 Fast Play · 8 scratchers | $676,247 | $2,000,000 | 1 in 550,000 | 1 in 390,000 | 70¢61¢ to 78¢ | 79¢77¢ to 84¢ |
The highlighted side is the better one at that price. "Biggest prize" is the biggest Fast Play prize still unclaimed (a jackpot, where the game has one) next to the biggest scratcher top prize nobody has claimed yet. "Best odds" is the game on each side that gives one ticket the best odds at its top prize. "Money back per $1" is the game in the middle on each side, with the lowest and highest game underneath. The scratcher numbers cover every Maryland scratcher on sale at that price. Which scratcher is the best one is in the app.
| Game | Score | Money back per $1 | Top prize | Odds of winning it | Tickets left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Spectacular #122$20 | 88Great | 77¢ | $1,000,000top prize | 1 in 472,07010 of 10 left | ≈98% |
| Big Win #71$10 | 83Great | 75¢ | $100,000top prize | 1 in 188,60920 of 24 left | ≈79% |
| Ca$h Cleanup #124$5 | 77Good | 70¢ | $50,000top prize | 1 in 311,49315 of 15 left | ≈97% |
| Cha-ching!® #120$5 | 77Good | 70¢ | $50,000top prize | 1 in 303,77215 of 15 left | ≈95% |
| Win $100, $300 Or $600 #123$30 | 77Good | 78¢ | $600top prize | 1 in 25018,774 of 19,200 left | ≈98% |
| Fold & Win #107$3 | 73Good | 67¢ | $5,000top prize | 1 in 79,12558 of 60 left | ≈96% |
| Cash Tree #121$10 | 68Fair | 74¢ | $100,000top prize | 1 in 420,51511 of 12 left | ≈96% |
| World Championship Poker® #31$5 | 67Fair | 65¢ | $170,026jackpot, grows | 1 in 270,6006 of 15 left | ≈34% |
| Keno Fast Play Edition #104$3 | 66Fair | 62¢ | $30,000top prize | 1 in 452,6989 of 10 left | ≈85% |
| Loteria™ #125$3 | 65Fair | 60¢ | $22,437jackpot, grows | 1 in 157,30630 of 30 left | ≈98% |
| Casino Cash #113$20 | 64Fair | 60¢ | $582,927jackpot, grows | 1 in 332,01314 of 14 left | ≈97% |
| Chili Pepper Payout #18$5 | 62Fair | 63¢ | $126,401jackpot, grows | 1 in 230,42614 of 19 left | ≈67% |
| Home Run Riches Walk-off Winnings #91$5 | 62Fair | 63¢ | $88,428jackpot, grows | 1 in 303,25211 of 15 left | ≈69% |
| Platinum Payout #117$10 | 61Fair | 64¢ | $105,841jackpot, grows | 1 in 450,45910 of 12 left | ≈94% |
| Cobweb Cash #80$2 | 58Poor | 63¢ | $5,000top prize | 1 in 445,6809 of 10 left | ≈84% |
| Racetrax™ Fast Play Edition #119$2 | 57Poor | 63¢ | $10,000top prize | 1 in 542,4178 of 10 left | ≈90% |
| 20X Cash #109$20 | 56Poor | 64¢ | $308,117jackpot, grows | 1 in 240,54218 of 20 left | ≈90% |
| Cash Combination #108$5 | 55Poor | 61¢ | $82,878jackpot, grows | 1 in 356,19511 of 15 left | ≈82% |
| Maryland 250 #118$2 | 55Poor | 63¢ | $250top prize | 1 in 7505,562 of 6,400 left | ≈87% |
| Baccarat #111$2 | 54Poor | 60¢ | $16,896jackpot, grows | 1 in 185,60423 of 26 left | ≈89% |
| Lightning Cash #70$5 | 52Poor | 70¢ | $50,000top prize | 1 in 343,2548 of 15 left | ≈57% |
| Maryland Lottery Pick 3 Fast Play Edition #103$1 | 50Poor | 59¢ | $500top prize | 1 in 46,92515 of 100 left | ≈15% |
| Craps #110$3 | 48Poor | 67¢ | $30,000top prize | 1 in 487,9919 of 10 left | ≈91% |
| Three Card Poker #112$1 | 48Poor | 56¢ | $1,739jackpot, grows | 1 in 100,78934 of 48 left | ≈71% |
| High Roller Blackjack #42$10 | 43Poor | 64¢ | $167,687jackpot, grows | 1 in 160,31624 of 30 left | ≈80% |
| 7-11-21® #74$2 | 41Poor | 60¢ | $37,783jackpot, grows | 1 in 437,7864 of 12 left | ≈36% |
| Ultimate Payday Progressive #106$30 | 40Poor | 61¢ | $676,247jackpot, grows | 1 in 548,6238 of 9 left | ≈91% |
"Money back per $1" is the average across every ticket still unsold, jackpot included. Most single tickets pay less than that, and a few pay far more. Tap any game for the full breakdown.
Fast Play games are sold at Maryland Lottery retailers and print from the lottery terminal when you buy one. There's nothing to scratch and no drawing to wait for. The ticket shows right away whether it's a winner.
No. Each game is a set pool of tickets with a set number of prizes at every level, the same way a scratcher is. The lottery publishes how many prizes are left, and that's what lets us work out what a ticket is worth today.
No. Some games have a progressive jackpot that grows as tickets sell and starts over when somebody wins it. The rest have a fixed top prize. The "Top prize" column marks which is which.
No. In Maryland each progressive game has its own jackpot, fed only by its own ticket sales. Each game also has its own pool of tickets, so the odds of winning the top prize are different from game to game.
It depends on the price. The "Fast Play or a scratcher?" table on this page compares the two at every ticket price, using today's numbers for both.
It's the same 0 to 100 SmartScratcher Score the app uses for scratchers. Most of it comes from how much a game pays back per dollar. The rest comes from how many top prizes are left and whether the odds have gotten better or worse since the game started.
Twice a day, in the morning and again in the late afternoon. The jackpots keep growing in between, so the amount at the counter may be a little higher.
Not yet. We're testing it here first, and it's free while we do. The app covers scratch-offs today.
Fast Play is a free beta here on the site. In the SmartScratcher app you get the same scores, ticket values and rankings for scratch-offs in 19 states, refreshed every morning.
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