Ultimate Payday Progressive scores 40 out of 100, which rates Poor. It pays back about 61¢ per $1 on average, and 8 of its 9 jackpots are still in the pool.
Of the 27 Maryland Fast Play games, Ultimate Payday Progressive scores lowest today: 40 out of 100, which rates Poor. On average, it pays back about 61¢ for every $1 played.
The jackpot on Ultimate Payday Progressive is $676,247 today. It has eight of its nine jackpot tickets still in the pool, which makes the odds of winning the jackpot about 1 in 550,000.
Of the two $30 Maryland Fast Play games, Ultimate Payday Progressive pays back the least per $1. Win $100, $300 Or $600 pays back the most.
For every $1 played on Ultimate Payday Progressive, about 61¢ comes back as prizes on average. The lottery keeps the other 39¢.
These are averages across every ticket left in the game, not what one ticket pays. The gold part shows how much of the game's value is tied up in its few jackpot tickets. A ticket that wins the jackpot pays the whole $676,247. Nearly every other ticket gets none of the gold part. We count one jackpot at today's amount. The other 7 jackpot tickets left in this game are not counted yet. The jackpot starts over each time it is won, and we have not yet seen where this one starts.
The jackpot on Ultimate Payday Progressive is $676,247 right now.
Each dot is one of our checks. If the line ever drops, somebody won the jackpot and it started over.
| Checked | Jackpot | Jackpot tickets left here |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 9:40 AM | $676,247 | 8 |
| Oct 17, 4:05 PM | $675,162 | 8 |
| Oct 17, 9:40 AM | $673,974 | 8 |
| Oct 16, 4:05 PM | $672,552 | 8 |
| Oct 16, 9:40 AM | $671,549 | 8 |
| Oct 15, 4:05 PM | $670,397 | 8 |
| Oct 15, 9:40 AM | $669,272 | 8 |
| Oct 14, 4:05 PM | $668,273 | 8 |
| Oct 14, 9:40 AM | $667,418 | 8 |
| Oct 13, 4:05 PM | $666,486 | 8 |
| Oct 13, 9:40 AM | $665,820 | 8 |
| Oct 12, 4:05 PM | $665,019 | 8 |
| Oct 12, 9:40 AM | $664,254 | 8 |
| Oct 11, 4:05 PM | $663,467 | 8 |
All 8 of the $30 Maryland scratchers pay back more per $1 than Ultimate Payday Progressive. The biggest $30 scratcher top prize still unclaimed is $2,000,000, which is more than the $676,247 jackpot on Ultimate Payday Progressive.
| Ultimate Payday Progressive | $30 Maryland scratchers | |
|---|---|---|
| Biggest prize | $676,247the jackpot today | $2,000,0005 games |
| Odds of winning it with one ticket | 1 in 550,000 | 1 in 390,000 to 1 in 1,500,000depends on the scratcher |
| Money back per $1 | 61¢ | 77¢ to 84¢79¢ on the typical one |
The highlighted side is the better one. The scratcher column covers every Maryland scratcher on sale at $30, using today's numbers. Its top prizes and odds count only prizes nobody has claimed yet. Which scratcher is the best one is in the app. See every price side by side.
What the game pays back for every $1 played, check by check.
Our estimate of how much of the pool is still unsold.
| Prize | Still out there | Started with | Odds today |
|---|---|---|---|
| $676,247JACKPOT | 8 | 9 | 1 in 548,623same as at the start |
| $10,000 | 46 | 50 | 1 in 95,413same as at the start |
| $1,000 | 686 | 750 | 1 in 6,398same as at the start |
| $500 | 11,414 | 12,500 | 1 in 385same as at the start |
| $200 | 45,184 | 49,500 | 1 in 97.14same as at the start |
| $100 | 111,747 | 122,400 | 1 in 39.28same as at the start |
| $50 | 289,211 | 316,800 | 1 in 15.18same as at the start |
| $40 | 403,149 | 441,600 | 1 in 10.89same as at the start |
| $30 | 723,025 | 792,000 | 1 in 6.07same as at the start |
Prize counts come straight from official Maryland Lottery data. "Odds today" are for one ticket, based on our estimate of how many tickets are still unsold. The jackpot amount is what it was at our last check, Oct 18, 2026 at 9:40 AM, and it keeps growing between checks.
It was $676,247 at our last check, Oct 18, 2026 at 9:40 AM. It grows as tickets sell, so it may be a little higher at the counter.
The jackpot starts over and builds again. It belongs to Ultimate Payday Progressive alone, so no other game is affected.
It's the average return for every $1 played, counting every ticket still in the pool and every prize still unclaimed. Most tickets don't win, so any one ticket will land above or below it.
The overall odds were 1 in 2.77 when the game started. That counts every prize, including the small ones.
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