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Ranked 38th of 54 Tickets in Illinois

1,000,000 Ca$h Cha$erIllinois Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Illinois Lottery
41
VALUESCORE
Fair
$10IllinoisGame #7616GREEN
At a glance

1,000,000 Ca$h Cha$er is a $10 ticket from the Illinois Lottery. 51% of its winning tickets pay $10 or less, no more than the ticket cost. Only 9% of its prizes are still unclaimed. On ValueScore it earns 41/100 (Fair), good for 11th out of 12 $10 tickets in Illinois. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.15 trail the 1 in 3.64 typical of Illinois's $10 games.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.15
Exp. Value
$0.79
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$100,000
Top Prizes Left
0
Prizes Remaining
9%
ValueScore™
41 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.79
→
AVERAGE
Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special either; it is 11th of the 12 active $10 games in Illinois.
Why
→Most of the larger top and mid-tier prizes have already been won.
  • About a 24% chance of a prize on each ticket (1 in 4.15), in line with most games.
  • Expected value of $0.79 per $1 is above average. More of each dollar comes back as prizes than most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$100,000
0 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 1.8M
All claimed
$5,000
0 of 27 left
launch odds 1 in 197K
All claimed
$1,000
38 of 306 left
launch odds 1 in 17K
now ~1 in 13K
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$100,0001 in 1,317,50030Claimed
$5,0001 in 146,389270Claimed
$1,0001 in 12,91730638
12%
$5001 in 1,7152,304210
9%
$2501 in 2,6301,503133
9%
$2001 in 1,9991,977172
9%
$1001 in 6066,1995,905
9%
$501 in 28141,33013,079
9%
$301 in 14327,6672,470
9%
$251 in 21518,3921,695
9%
$201 in 13296,38026,900
9%
$151 in 6065,8756,159
9%
$101 in 12329,49031,668
10%
$101 in 12329,49031,668
10%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$31,145,885
Current Prize Pool
$2,835,320
Payout Percentage
9.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
120,097

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
5,315,913
Estimated Remaining
498,403
% Remaining
9.4%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

No $100,000 top prizes have been left since March 6, when our records for it began.

10
0
March 6October 19

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

41
VALUESCORE
Fair
41
out of 100
Expected Value
30/40
Prize Quality
2/25
Win Frequency
8/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
7616
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
6/3/2025
Payout %
78.8%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.15 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the 1,000,000 Ca$h Cha$er scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. 1,000,000 Ca$h Cha$er scores 41/100 (Fair) and is 11th out of 12 $10 tickets in Illinois. It pays back about $0.79 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $10 tickets are listed on the Illinois rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the 1,000,000 Ca$h Cha$er scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with 1,000,000 Ca$h Cha$er are 1 in 4.15. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for 1,000,000 Ca$h Cha$er?
The top prize for 1,000,000 Ca$h Cha$er is $100,000. All top prizes have already been claimed. This game no longer has a top prize available, so you may want to consider a different game.
How many prizes are left in 1,000,000 Ca$h Cha$er?
Based on our latest data, 9% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 120,097 out of 1,280,943 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

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Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.