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Ranked 13th of 54 Tickets in Illinois

$2,000,000 Diamond DeluxeIllinois Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Illinois Lottery
65
VALUESCORE
Good
$20IllinoisGame #7621GREEN
At a glance

$2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe is one of the Illinois Lottery's $20 games. On average it pays back about $0.84 per $1, $0.03 more than the median $20 game in Illinois. 52% of its winning tickets pay $20 or less, no more than the ticket cost.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.55
Exp. Value
$0.84
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$100,000
$100K/yr for 20 yrs or $1.2M cash
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
18%
ValueScore™
65 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.84
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Above the pack: 13th of 54 active Illinois games.
Why
↑Each $1 spent here returns about $0.84 on average, comfortably above the typical scratch-off.
  • Top-prize odds have improved: 1 in 1.2M at launch, about 1 in 1.0M now. Tickets have sold faster than the $100,000 prizes have been claimed.
  • Frequent winners: roughly a 28% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 3.55), ahead of most games.
  • Low inventory: most of this game's prizes have already been claimed.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$100,000
$100K/yr for 20 yrs or $1.2M cash
1 of 5 left
launch odds 1 in 1.2M
now ~1 in 1.0M
$25,000
5 of 28 left
launch odds 1 in 209K
now ~1 in 206K
$5,000
12 of 70 left
launch odds 1 in 84K
now ~1 in 86K
$1,000
298 of 1,430 left
launch odds 1 in 4,091
now ~1 in 3,463
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
$100,000
($100K/yr for 20 yrs or $1.2M cash)
1 in 863,00451
20%
$25,0001 in 154,108285
18%
$5,0001 in 61,6437012
17%
$1,0001 in 3,0181,430298
21%
$5001 in 5987,2101,222
17%
$4001 in 3,0011,438253
18%
$3001 in 2,9431,466248
17%
$2001 in 5737,5361,334
18%
$1001 in 24179,80030,907
17%
$601 in 28154,39026,808
17%
$501 in 30143,83424,733
17%
$401 in 15287,66849,800
17%
$201 in 10431,50277,553
18%
$201 in 10431,50277,553
18%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$72,309,100
Current Prize Pool
$12,666,350
Payout Percentage
17.5%
Total Prizes Remaining
290,727

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
5,849,970
Estimated Remaining
1,032,081
% Remaining
17.6%
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, one $100,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on April 23.

20
2
1
March 6October 19
  • April 23, 20261 claimed · 1 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.7% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for Illinois's $20 games (1.3% 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

65
VALUESCORE
Good
65
out of 100
Expected Value
39/40
Prize Quality
5/25
Win Frequency
17/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
7621
Ticket Price
$20
Start Date
8/5/2025
Payout %
83.8%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$20.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.55 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe scores 65/100 (Good) and is 6th out of 9 $20 tickets in Illinois. It pays back about $0.84 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe are 1 in 3.55. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe?
The top prize for $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe is $100,000. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in $2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe?
Based on our latest data, 18% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 290,727 out of 1,647,879 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $20 ticket in Illinois

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Snowfall Mega Multiplier821 in 3.1178.2%$600K · 34.3%
$3 Million Vault821 in 3.2082.7%$3M · 31.5%
$2,000,000 Multiplier Bonanza821 in 3.8881.2%$2M · 32.9%
Double the Luck771 in 3.7182.1%$3M · 31.1%
100X Xtra671 in 3.5880.4%$2M · 10.8%
$2,000,000 Diamond Deluxe (this game)651 in 3.5583.8%$100K · 10.7%
Big Time Blowout631 in 9.6877.9%$2K · 902-
$2,000,000 Maximum Money591 in 3.8580.5%$100K · 20.0%
2000000Celebration_Logo451 in 3.1673.7%$100K · 1-

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.