EmeraldsIllinois Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Emeralds is one of the Illinois Lottery's $1 games. At 1 in 4.97, its overall odds are the longest of Illinois's 5 $1 games. Its ValueScore of 21/100 (Below Avg) makes it 4th out of 5 $1 tickets in Illinois.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- A leaner 20% chance of winning per ticket (1 in 4.97), below most games.
- Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 3,035,400 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 758,850 | 12 | 4 | 33% |
| $500 | 1 in 151,770 | 60 | 14 | 23% |
| $100 | 1 in 7,857 | 1,159 | 298 | 26% |
| $50 | 1 in 2,295 | 3,967 | 1,064 | 27% |
| $25 | 1 in 312 | 29,150 | 8,030 | 28% |
| $20 | 1 in 200 | 45,531 | 12,747 | 28% |
| $10 | 1 in 100 | 91,062 | 26,484 | 29% |
| $5 | 1 in 50 | 182,124 | 56,725 | 31% |
| $2 | 1 in 14 | 660,240 | 218,747 | 33% |
| $1 | 1 in 11 | 819,477 | 283,288 | 35% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since its launch on March 6, 2 $50,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on September 14.
- September 14, 20261 claimed · 1 left
- August 1, 20261 claimed · 2 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 $1 games (1.4% 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
- 7647
- Ticket Price
- $1
- Start Date
- 3/3/2026
- Payout %
- 67.1%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
Every $1 ticket in Illinois
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Ca$h | 43 | 1 in 4.40 | 66.3% | $500 · 156 | 3.4% |
| Loose Change Boost | 22 | 1 in 4.76 | 66.2% | $1K · 12 | 1.4% |
| 5X Xtra | 22 | 1 in 4.97 | 66.0% | $20K · 2 | 0.6% |
| Emeralds (this game) | 21 | 1 in 4.97 | 67.1% | $50K · 1 | 1.4% |
| 7-11-21® | 19 | 1 in 4.80 | 66.1% | $3K · 19 | 2.2% |
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.