In the MoneyIllinois Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
The Illinois Lottery sells In the Money as a $5 ticket. At a ValueScore of 21/100 (Below Avg), it is 13th of the 13 active $5 games in Illinois. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.99 trail the 1 in 4.22 typical of Illinois's $5 games. None of its winning tickets pays $5 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
- Late in this game's life: the remaining prize pool is small.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $400,000 | 1 in 1,595,960 | 3 | 0 | Claimed |
| $10,000 | 1 in 598,485 | 8 | 2 | 25% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 95,758 | 50 | 9 | 18% |
| $500 | 1 in 8,006 | 598 | 111 | 19% |
| $100 | 1 in 399 | 11,993 | 2,537 | 21% |
| $75 | 1 in 436 | 10,977 | 2,354 | 21% |
| $50 | 1 in 192 | 24,950 | 5,421 | 22% |
| $25 | 1 in 46 | 103,045 | 22,509 | 22% |
| $20 | 1 in 44 | 109,708 | 24,601 | 22% |
| $15 | 1 in 40 | 119,697 | 27,190 | 23% |
| $10 | 1 in 8 | 578,564 | 130,900 | 23% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
The last $400,000 top prize was reported claimed on July 31. 1 was left on March 6, when our records for it began.
- July 31, 20261 claimed · 0 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for Illinois's $5 games (4.8% 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
- 7598
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 9/2/2025
- Payout %
- 72.0%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $5 ticket in Illinois
All 13 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Winnings | 58 | 1 in 3.86 | 72.2% | $250K · 3 | 3.5% |
| 7X Bingo Multiplier | 56 | 1 in 3.99 | 71.1% | $200K · 5 | - |
| $100,000 Crossword 2026 | 52 | 1 in 3.93 | 71.7% | $100K · 8 | 1.8% |
| Electric Cash | 51 | 1 in 4.28 | 80.8% | $400K · 1 | - |
| In the Green | 50 | 1 in 4.24 | 72.0% | $500K · 2 | 3.7% |
| Galaxy Blast | 50 | 1 in 3.99 | 72.0% | $556K · 3 | 3.1% |
| 25X Xtra | 46 | 1 in 4.28 | 71.9% | $500K · 1 | 0.9% |
| Power Up! Multiplier | 38 | 1 in 4.24 | 72.0% | $400K · 0 | 0.4% |
| Onyx | 37 | 1 in 4.20 | 75.9% | $1M · 0 | 0.1% |
| In the Money (this game) | 21 | 1 in 4.99 | 72.0% | $400K · 0 | 0.0% |
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.