Reindeer RichesIllinois Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
Reindeer Riches is one of the Illinois Lottery's $2 games. Our estimate for the $50,000 prize has slipped to about 1 in 1,849,788 per ticket, from 1 in 1,498,662 at launch. Its ValueScore of 50/100 (Fair) makes it first of the 5 active $2 games in Illinois. Its overall odds of 1 in 4.27 are the best of the 5 $2 tickets Illinois sells. It went on sale on October 6, 2026, so 93% of its prizes are still unclaimed.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 1.5M at launch, about 1 in 1.8M now. The $50,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- At 1 in 4.27, winning tickets turn up less often than usual.
- Prize quality is high: most of the meaningful top and mid-tier prizes remain in play.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | 1 in 1,498,388 | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| $2,000 | 1 in 599,355 | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| $500 | 1 in 78,863 | 76 | 71 | 93% |
| $100 | 1 in 2,179 | 2,750 | 2,521 | 92% |
| $50 | 1 in 573 | 10,455 | 9,639 | 92% |
| $25 | 1 in 142 | 42,190 | 38,854 | 92% |
| $20 | 1 in 199 | 30,067 | 27,665 | 92% |
| $10 | 1 in 50 | 119,708 | 110,515 | 92% |
| $6 | 1 in 50 | 119,871 | 110,851 | 92% |
| $5 | 1 in 30 | 199,714 | 184,534 | 92% |
| $4 | 1 in 15 | 399,570 | 369,701 | 93% |
| $2 | 1 in 13 | 479,484 | 445,253 | 93% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since September 29, when our records for it began, one $50,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 3. The most recent was on October 11.
- October 11, 20261 claimed · 3 left
How fast it's selling
Since it launched on October 6, about 2.6% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week. New games usually sell fastest in their first weeks.
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
- 7676
- Ticket Price
- $2
- Start Date
- 10/6/2026
- Payout %
- 68.3%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $2 ticket in Illinois
| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reindeer Riches (this game) | 50 | 1 in 4.27 | 68.3% | $50K · 3 | 2.6% |
| 10X Xtra | 29 | 1 in 4.45 | 67.9% | $50K · 3 | 0.6% |
| Monopoly | 29 | 1 in 4.45 | 67.3% | $20K · 3 | 0.3% |
| Add It Up | 27 | 1 in 4.62 | 68.0% | $20K · 1 | 4.1% |
| Rubies | 20 | 1 in 4.49 | 68.0% | $100K · 1 | 0.8% |
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.