DiamondsIllinois Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Diamonds is one of the Illinois Lottery's $10 games. On average it pays back about $0.80 per $1, $0.02 more than the median $10 game in Illinois. The $2,000,000 top prize is an annuity: $100K/yr for 20 yrs or $1.2M cash.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.6M at launch, about 1 in 998K now. Tickets have sold faster than the $2,000,000 prizes have been claimed.
- Late in this game's life: the remaining prize pool is small.
- Wins hit often: about a 28% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 3.63), better than most games.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,000,000 ($100K/yr for 20 yrs or $1.2M cash) | 1 in 1,597,460 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| $100,000 | 1 in 1,198,095 | 4 | 0 | Claimed |
| $5,000 | 1 in 299,524 | 16 | 4 | 25% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 25,905 | 185 | 55 | 30% |
| $500 | 1 in 2,107 | 2,274 | 448 | 20% |
| $250 | 1 in 1,851 | 2,589 | 530 | 20% |
| $200 | 1 in 805 | 5,955 | 1,174 | 20% |
| $100 | 1 in 94 | 50,716 | 10,283 | 20% |
| $50 | 1 in 37 | 127,935 | 25,777 | 20% |
| $30 | 1 in 51 | 93,852 | 18,421 | 20% |
| $20 | 1 in 12 | 399,365 | 81,602 | 20% |
| $10 | 1 in 8 | 638,984 | 136,635 | 21% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since June 27, when our records for it began, one $2,000,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on September 18.
- September 18, 20261 claimed · 1 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.4% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, close to the average for Illinois's $10 games (1.2% a week).
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
Game Details
- State
- Illinois
- Game Number
- 7650
- Ticket Price
- $10
- Start Date
- 3/3/2026
- Payout %
- 79.9%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $10 ticket in Illinois
All 12 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treemendous Cash | 75 | 1 in 3.62 | 75.1% | $500K · 3 | 4.1% |
| Sapphire 10s | 72 | 1 in 3.49 | 77.9% | $1M · 2 | 2.0% |
| Liquid Assets | 70 | 1 in 3.85 | 77.8% | $1M · 2 | - |
| $250,000 Crossword 2026 | 66 | 1 in 3.69 | 74.7% | $250K · 14 | 2.0% |
| Millionaire 7 | 60 | 1 in 3.59 | 78.1% | $1M · 1 | 1.5% |
| Money Match | 59 | 1 in 3.65 | 78.0% | $1M · 1 | 0.9% |
| Gold Casino | 58 | 1 in 3.63 | 82.1% | $50K · 0 | 0.3% |
| Diamonds (this game) | 56 | 1 in 3.63 | 79.9% | $2M · 1 | 1.4% |
| 50X Xtra | 51 | 1 in 3.64 | 75.0% | $600K · 2 | 1.0% |
| Gold Rush Supreme | 43 | 1 in 3.81 | 74.9% | $100K · 5 | 0.7% |
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.