Maryland 250 scores 55 out of 100, which rates Poor. It pays back about 63¢ per $1 on average.
Maryland 250 scores 55 out of 100 today, which rates Poor. It pays back about 63¢ for every $1 played, on average.
Maryland 250 has a top prize of $250, and 5,562 of the 6,400 are still unclaimed. The odds of winning one with a single ticket are about 1 in 750.
Since our last check, 411 prizes were won on Maryland 250. The biggest was $250.
Maryland 250 is one of five $2 Maryland Fast Play games. Cobweb Cash pays back the most per $1 of that group.
For every $1 played on Maryland 250, about 63¢ comes back as prizes on average. The lottery keeps the other 37¢.
3 of the 11 $2 Maryland scratchers pay back more per $1 than Maryland 250. The biggest $2 scratcher top prize still unclaimed is $20,000, which is more than the $250 top prize on Maryland 250.
| Maryland 250 | $2 Maryland scratchers | |
|---|---|---|
| Biggest prize | $250top prize, 5,562 left | $20,0008 games, from $10,000 |
| Odds of winning it with one ticket | 1 in 750 | 1 in 240,000 to 1 in 1,300,000depends on the scratcher |
| Money back per $1 | 63¢ | 54¢ to 64¢62¢ on the typical one |
The highlighted side is the better one. The scratcher column covers every Maryland scratcher on sale at $2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| $250 | 5,562 | 6,400 | 1 in 750same as at the start |
| $100 | 1,951 | 2,240 | 1 in 2,139same as at the start |
| $40 | 8,348 | 9,600 | 1 in 500same as at the start |
| $20 | 25,044 | 28,800 | 1 in 167same as at the start |
| $10 | 50,088 | 57,600 | 1 in 83.33same as at the start |
| $4 | 212,873 | 244,800 | 1 in 19.61same as at the start |
| $2 | 755,481 | 868,800 | 1 in 5.52same 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'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 3.94 when the game started. That counts every prize, including the small ones.
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