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Ranked 28th of 54 Tickets in Illinois

Electric CashIllinois Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Illinois Lottery
51
VALUESCORE
Fair
$5IllinoisGame #7645GREEN
At a glance

Electric Cash is a $5 ticket from the Illinois Lottery. With tickets selling faster than its top prizes are claimed, our estimate for the $400,000 prize has improved to about 1 in 1,802,552, from 1 in 2,223,066 at launch. On average it pays back about $0.81 per $1, $0.09 more than the median $5 game in Illinois. 56% of its winning tickets pay $5 or less, no more than the ticket cost.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.28
Exp. Value
$0.81
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$400,000
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
27%
ValueScore™
51 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.81
→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #28 of the 54 active games we track in Illinois.
Why
→Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 2.2M at launch, about 1 in 1.8M now. Tickets have sold faster than the $400,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Late in this game's life: the remaining prize pool is small.
  • A leaner 23% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.28), below most games.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$400,000
1 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 2.2M
now ~1 in 1.8M
$1,000
18 of 80 left
launch odds 1 in 83K
now ~1 in 100K
$500
157 of 644 left
launch odds 1 in 10K
now ~1 in 11K
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
$400,0001 in 1,596,36031
33%
$1,0001 in 59,8648018
23%
$5001 in 7,436644157
24%
$1251 in 3,9781,204286
24%
$1001 in 34213,9853,477
25%
$751 in 4999,6012,342
24%
$501 in 10446,14911,542
25%
$251 in 6079,82120,231
25%
$201 in 44109,75728,205
26%
$151 in 6079,84220,733
26%
$101 in 14339,18889,991
27%
$51 in 11438,975122,087
28%
$51 in 11438,975122,087
28%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$19,348,450
Current Prize Pool
$5,134,350
Payout Percentage
26.5%
Total Prizes Remaining
421,157

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
6,669,199
Estimated Remaining
1,802,552
% Remaining
27.0%
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 March 6, when our records for it began, 2 $400,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on April 25.

30
3
1
March 6October 19
  • April 25, 20261 claimed · 1 left
  • April 23, 20261 claimed · 2 left

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

51
VALUESCORE
Fair
51
out of 100
Expected Value
35/40
Prize Quality
6/25
Win Frequency
6/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
7645
Ticket Price
$5
Start Date
2/3/2026
Payout %
80.8%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$5.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.28 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Electric Cash scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Electric Cash scores 51/100 (Fair) and is 4th of Illinois's 13 $5 tickets, in the top third. It pays back about $0.81 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $5 tickets are listed on the Illinois rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Electric Cash scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Electric Cash are 1 in 4.28. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Electric Cash?
The top prize for Electric Cash is $400,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Electric Cash?
Based on our latest data, 27% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 421,157 out of 1,558,224 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $5 ticket in Illinois

All 13 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Winter Winnings581 in 3.8672.2%$250K · 33.5%
7X Bingo Multiplier561 in 3.9971.1%$200K · 5-
$100,000 Crossword 2026521 in 3.9371.7%$100K · 81.8%
Electric Cash (this game)511 in 4.2880.8%$400K · 1-
In the Green501 in 4.2472.0%$500K · 23.7%
Galaxy Blast501 in 3.9972.0%$556K · 33.1%
25X Xtra461 in 4.2871.9%$500K · 10.9%
Power Up! Multiplier381 in 4.2472.0%$400K · 00.4%
Onyx371 in 4.2075.9%$1M · 00.1%
$100,000 CROSSWORD ($5)321 in 3.9271.9%$100K · 031.5%

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.