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Ranked 16th of 54 Tickets in Illinois

Big Time BlowoutIllinois Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Illinois Lottery
63
VALUESCORE
Good
$20IllinoisGame #7668GREEN
At a glance

The Illinois Lottery sells Big Time Blowout as a $20 ticket. At 1 in 9.68, its overall odds are the longest of Illinois's 9 $20 games. On average it pays back about $0.78 per $1, $0.03 less than the median $20 game in Illinois. At a ValueScore of 63/100 (Good), it is 7th of the 9 active $20 games in Illinois.

Overall Odds
1 in 9.68
Exp. Value
$0.78
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$2,000
Top Prizes Left
902
Prizes Remaining
73%
ValueScore™
63 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.78
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Above the pack: #16 of the 54 active games we track in Illinois.
Why
↑The game is early in its life, with the bulk of its prizes unclaimed.
  • At $0.78 returned per $1 spent, this game pays back more than the typical scratch-off.
  • Strong prize quality: a healthy share of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$2,0001 in 2,4991,152902
78%
$5001 in 4815,9844,415
74%
$3001 in 20014,40010,537
73%
$2001 in 3876,71456,170
73%
$1001 in 14199,136145,062
73%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$44,872,400
Current Prize Pool
$32,912,800
Payout Percentage
73.3%
Total Prizes Remaining
217,086

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
2,878,696
Estimated Remaining
2,101,392
% Remaining
73.0%
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

Since August 13, when our records for it began, 250 $2,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 902. The most recent was on October 18.

1,152827
1,152
1,140
1,105
1,077
1,052
1,027
995
959
926
902
August 13October 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

63
VALUESCORE
Good
63
out of 100
Expected Value
29/40
Prize Quality
18/25
Win Frequency
0/20
Inventory Health
15/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
7668
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
8/4/2026
Payout %
77.9%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 9.68 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Big Time Blowout scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Big Time Blowout scores 63/100 (Good) and is 7th of the 9 active $20 games in Illinois. It pays back about $0.78 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Big Time Blowout scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Big Time Blowout are 1 in 9.68. This means roughly 1 in every 10 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Big Time Blowout?
The top prize for Big Time Blowout is $2,000. As of our latest update, 902 top prizes remain unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Big Time Blowout?
Based on our latest data, 73% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 217,086 out of 297,386 total). The game is early in its run, with most prizes still on the market.

Every $20 ticket in Illinois

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Snowfall Mega Multiplier821 in 3.1178.2%$600K · 34.3%
$3 Million Vault821 in 3.2082.7%$3M · 31.5%
$2,000,000 Multiplier Bonanza821 in 3.8881.2%$2M · 32.9%
Double the Luck771 in 3.7182.1%$3M · 31.1%
100X Xtra671 in 3.5880.4%$2M · 10.8%
$2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe651 in 3.5583.8%$100K · 10.7%
Big Time Blowout (this game)631 in 9.6877.9%$2K · 902-
$2,000,000 Maximum Money591 in 3.8580.5%$100K · 20.0%
2000000Celebration_Logo451 in 3.1673.7%$100K · 1-

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.