Diamond Spectacular scores 88 out of 100, which rates Great. It pays back about 77¢ per $1 on average.
Of the 27 Maryland Fast Play games, Diamond Spectacular scores highest today: 88 out of 100, which rates Great. It pays back about 77¢ for every $1 played, on average.
Diamond Spectacular has a top prize of $1,000,000, and all ten are still unclaimed. About 1 in 470,000 of the unsold tickets wins one.
Of the three $20 Maryland Fast Play games, Diamond Spectacular pays back the most per $1.
For every $1 played on Diamond Spectacular, about 77¢ comes back as prizes on average. The lottery keeps the other 23¢.
6 of the 11 $20 Maryland scratchers pay back more per $1 than Diamond Spectacular.
| Diamond Spectacular | $20 Maryland scratchers | |
|---|---|---|
| Biggest prize | $1,000,000top prize, 10 left | $1,000,0008 games, from $500,000 |
| Odds of winning it with one ticket | 1 in 470,000 | 1 in 340,000 to 1 in 1,100,000depends on the scratcher |
| Money back per $1 | 77¢ | 66¢ to 79¢77¢ on the typical one |
The highlighted side is the better one. The scratcher column covers every Maryland scratcher on sale at $20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000,000 | 10 | 10 | 1 in 472,070same as at the start |
| $10,000 | 14 | 14 | 1 in 337,193same as at the start |
| $1,000 | 688 | 700 | 1 in 6,861same as at the start |
| $500 | 2,659 | 2,700 | 1 in 1,775same as at the start |
| $200 | 19,296 | 19,600 | 1 in 245same as at the start |
| $100 | 80,323 | 81,600 | 1 in 58.77same as at the start |
| $50 | 198,481 | 201,600 | 1 in 23.78same as at the start |
| $40 | 396,927 | 403,200 | 1 in 11.89same as at the start |
| $30 | 302,412 | 307,200 | 1 in 15.61same as at the start |
| $20 | 685,153 | 696,000 | 1 in 6.89same 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 2.8 when the game started. That counts every prize, including the small ones.
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