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Find the Best Value Scratch-Off Cards

All 46 active Illinois scratchers, ranked best-first by real ROI — the prizes actually left to win, not the printed odds.

  1. $3 MILLION VAULT · $20-16% ROI
  2. DOUBLE THE LUCK · $20-17% ROI
  3. $5,000,000 JACKPOT · $30-18% ROI
  4. DIAMONDS · $10-19% ROI
  5. EMERALD 7S · $5-20% ROI
  6. BLOWOUT X · $30-20% ROI
  7. $2,000,000 DIAMOND DELUXE · $20-20% ROI
  8. BLOWOUT X · $30-20% ROI
  9. BIG-TIME BLOWOUT · $20-22% ROI
  10. GOLDEN CASINO · $10-22% ROI
  11. ROYAL RICHES · $30-22% ROI
  12. MAXIMUM MONEY BLOWOUT · $20-23% ROI
  13. $40 MILLION MEGA BUCKS · $10-23% ROI
  14. $1,000,000 CROSSWORD 50X · $25-23% ROI
  15. 100X XTRA · $20-23% ROI
  16. $1,000,000 CROSSWORD 50X · $25-24% ROI
  17. BONUS BLOWOUT · $10-25% ROI
  18. GOLD RUSH SUPREME · $10-26% ROI
  19. 50X XTRA · $10-26% ROI
  20. SAPPHIRE 10S · $10-26% ROI
  21. $2,000,000 MAXIMUM MULTIPLIER · $20-26% ROI
  22. $250,000 CROSSWORD · $10-26% ROI
  23. 9S IN A LINE · $5-27% ROI
  24. MONEY RUSH · $5-27% ROI
  25. $100,000 CROSSWORD · $5-28% ROI
  26. MILLIONAIRE 7 · $10-28% ROI
  27. MONEY MATCH · $10-29% ROI
  28. GALAXY BLAST · $5-29% ROI
  29. 7X BINGO MULTIPLIER · $5-29% ROI
  30. ELECTRIC CA$H · $5-30% ROI
  31. BONUS WORD CROSSWORD · $3-31% ROI
  32. $250,000 CROSSWORD · $10-31% ROI
  33. 25X XTRA · $5-31% ROI
  34. $100,000 CROSSWORD · $5-33% ROI
  35. LOTERIA · $3-33% ROI
  36. ADD IT UP · $2-33% ROI
  37. MONOPOLY · $2-34% ROI
  38. 10X XTRA · $2-34% ROI
  39. POWER UP! MULTIPLIER · $5-34% ROI
  40. 5X XTRA · $1-35% ROI
  41. LOOSE CHANGE BOOST · $1-35% ROI
  42. EMERALDS · $1-35% ROI
  43. ONYX · $5-36% ROI
  44. RUBIES · $2-36% ROI
  45. CASH LINES · $3-36% ROI
  46. WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER · $5-37% ROI

Illinois Scratcher FAQ

What is the best scratch-off ticket to buy in Illinois right now?

Based on today's data, $3 MILLION VAULT ($20) currently has the best return on investment in Illinois at -16% ROI, calculated from the prizes actually remaining. Rankings change as prizes are claimed, so check the daily-updated list above.

How are these Illinois scratcher rankings calculated?

We pull remaining-prize data from the official Illinois Lottery every day, estimate how many tickets are left, and compute each game's expected value: the total value of unclaimed prizes divided by the estimated remaining tickets, minus the ticket price. Games where more prize money remains than ticket sales predict rank higher.

Why do the odds change after a scratcher launches?

The odds printed on the ticket only describe the game at launch. As winning tickets are claimed, the real odds shift — a game that has sold most of its tickets but still has jackpots left offers better odds than its printed numbers, and a game whose top prizes are gone offers worse.

How often is this Illinois data updated?

Every morning. We scrape the official Illinois Lottery site daily and recalculate odds, ROI, and remaining prizes for every active scratch-off game.