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Best $5 Maryland Scratch-Off Tickets
There are 24 active $5 scratch-off games in the Maryland Lottery right now. Ranked by expected return — how much, on average, comes back for every $1 spent — the best is Lucky 7s Tripler at $0.73 per $1. Updated Oct 31, 2026.
Across the 24 $5 Maryland games with a calculable return, the strongest pays back $0.73 per $1 and the weakest $0.63 — a 11-cent gap on the dollar, averaging $0.70. The biggest prize still in play at this price is $57,777 on Lucky 7s Tripler (4 still unclaimed).
| # | Game | Price | Return / $1 | Odds to Win | Top Prize | Est. Tickets Left | Prize Tiers Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lucky 7s Tripler#746 | $5 | $0.73 / $1 | 1 in 3.95 | $57,777 | 1,116,242 | 11/11 |
| 2 |  Cash Blast#750 | $5 | $0.73 / $1 | 1 in 3.99 | $50,000 | 1,379,172 | 10/10 |
| 3 |  Gold Bar Bingo#809 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | 1 in 3.75 | $50,000 | 2,651,482 | 12/12 |
| 4 |  Holly-Day Cash#823 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | 1 in 3.92 | $50,000 | 3,529,673 | 11/11 |
| 5 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | 1 in 3.88 | $50,000 | 1,794,213 | 10/10 | |
| 6 |  Deluxe Crossword#763 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | 1 in 3.47 | $50,000 | 1,024,944 | 13/13 |
| 7 |  Hello Money!#817 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | 1 in 3.95 | $50,000 | 3,097,167 | 10/10 |
| 8 | $5 | $0.72 / $1 | 1 in 3.56 | $50,000 | 2,576,778 | 11/11 | |
| 9 | $5 | $0.71 / $1 | 1 in 3.94 | $57,777 | 1,767,661 | 11/11 | |
| 10 | $5 | $0.71 / $1 | 1 in 3.88 | $50,000 | 1,282,445 | 11/11 | |
| 11 |  Deluxe Crossword#816 | $5 | $0.71 / $1 | 1 in 3.45 | $50,000 | 3,356,775 | 13/13 |
| 12 |  In the Green#810 | $5 | $0.71 / $1 | 1 in 3.87 | $50,000 | 2,245,985 | 10/10 |
| 13 | $5 | $0.71 / $1 | 1 in 9.36 | $100 | 261,415 | 3/3 | |
| 14 |  Mosaic Money#737 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | 1 in 3.76 | $50,000 | 1,609,724 | 11/11 |
| 15 |  Winning Streak#786 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | 1 in 3.78 | $50,000 | 1,690,855 | 11/11 |
| 16 |  Gold Bar Bingo#756 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | 1 in 3.76 | $50,000 | 1,014,452 | 12/12 |
| 17 |  Festive Fortune#770 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | 1 in 3.93 | $50,000 | 1,012,513 | 9/9 |
| 18 |  20X the Cash#781 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | 1 in 3.76 | $50,000 | 437,890 | 11/11 |
| 19 |  Money Maker#775 | $5 | $0.70 / $1 | 1 in 3.88 | $50,000 | 1,057,773 | 11/11 |
| 20 |  Big Money#732 | $5 | $0.69 / $1 | 1 in 3.83 | $50,000 | 586,515 | 11/11 |
| 21 | $5 | $0.68 / $1 | 1 in 3.97 | $50,000 | 326,179 | 16/17 | |
| 22 |  THE BIG SPIN#791 | $5 | $0.66 / $1 | 1 in 3.93 | $50,000 | 792,933 | 16/17 |
| 23 |  JURASSIC PARK#764 | $5 | $0.63 / $1 | 1 in 3.64 | $50,000 | 230,528 | 10/11 |
| 24 |  Break the Bank#761 | $5 | $0.63 / $1 | 1 in 3.77 | $50,000 | 151,626 | 10/11 |
Even the best $5 ticket almost always returns less than $1 per $1 played. These rankings tell you which games are less bad, not which are profitable. Play for fun, not for income.