Maine · $5 tickets
Best $5 Maine Scratch-Off Tickets
There are 10 active $5 scratch-off games in the Maine Lottery right now. Ranked by expected return — how much, on average, comes back for every $1 spent — the best is FIND $500! at $0.98 per $1. Updated Aug 2, 2026.
Across the 3 $5 Maine games with a calculable return, the strongest pays back $0.98 per $1 and the weakest $0.80 — a 17-cent gap on the dollar, averaging $0.88. The biggest prize still in play at this price is $100,000 on HIGH CARD POKER (2 still unclaimed). 7 games here show Return N/A because Maine doesn’t publish enough live data to price them.
| # | Game | Price | Return / $1 | Top Prize | Est. Tickets Left | Prize Tiers Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIND $500!#737 | $5 | $0.98 / $1 | $500 | 490,560 | 1/1 |
| 2 | HIGH CARD POKER#725 | $5 | $0.86 / $1 | $100,000 | 525,120 | 1/1 |
| 3 | CROSSWORD#720 | $5 | $0.80 / $1 | $60,000 | 1,277,640 | 1/1 |
| 4 | 20X THE WIN#685 | $5 | Return N/A | $100,000 | — | — |
| 5 | CA$H BLA$T#709 | $5 | Return N/A | $100,000 | — | — |
| 6 | DOUBLE YOUR DOLLARS#706 | $5 | Return N/A | $100,000 | — | — |
| 7 | HI OR LO#717 | $5 | Return N/A | $100,000 | — | — |
| 8 | MONEY VAULT MULTIPLIER#692 | $5 | Return N/A | $100,000 | — | — |
| 9 | POWER SPOT#656 | $5 | Return N/A | $100,000 | — | — |
| 10 | RED HOT RICHES#723 | $5 | Return N/A | $100,000 | — | — |
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.