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Ranked 23rd of 54 Tickets in Illinois

Blowout XIllinois Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: Illinois Lottery
56
VALUESCORE
Fair
$30IllinoisGame #7653GREEN
At a glance

The Illinois Lottery sells Blowout X as a $30 ticket. At 1 in 6.91, its overall odds are the longest of Illinois's 4 $30 games. On average it pays back about $0.79 per $1, $0.04 less than the median $30 game in Illinois. At a ValueScore of 56/100 (Fair), it is 4th of the 4 active $30 games in Illinois. None of its winning tickets pays $30 or less: every prize is worth more than the ticket.

Overall Odds
1 in 6.91
Exp. Value
$0.79
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$3,000
Top Prizes Left
818
Prizes Remaining
51%
ValueScore™
56 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.79
→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #23 of the 54 active games we track in Illinois.
Why
→Wins are infrequent: about a 14% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 6.91), lower than most games.
  • Prize quality is fair, with some of the bigger winners already claimed.
  • The prize pool gives back $0.79 of every $1, better than most games manage.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$3,000
818 of 1,513 left
launch odds 1 in 2,378
now ~1 in 2,225
$900
4,945 of 8,827 left
launch odds 1 in 408
now ~1 in 368
$300
43,521 of 85,920 left
launch odds 1 in 42
now ~1 in 42
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
$3,0001 in 2,3781,513818
54%
$9001 in 4088,8274,945
56%
$3001 in 4285,92043,521
51%
$1501 in 24148,53375,188
51%
$901 in 13275,862138,884
50%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$85,366,830
Current Prize Pool
$43,738,560
Payout Percentage
51.2%
Total Prizes Remaining
263,356

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
3,597,726
Estimated Remaining
1,819,790
% Remaining
50.6%
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 April 23, when our records for it began, 634 $3,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 818. The most recent was on October 18.

1,452627
1,452
1,410
1,352
1,299
1,246
1,184
1,133
1,075
1,028
987
945
906
861
818
April 23October 19

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.5% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each 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

56
VALUESCORE
Fair
56
out of 100
Expected Value
31/40
Prize Quality
13/25
Win Frequency
1/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
7653
Ticket Price
$30
Start Date
4/7/2026
Payout %
79.1%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$30.00 per ticket · 1 in 6.91 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Blowout X scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Blowout X scores 56/100 (Fair) and is 4th of the 4 active $30 games in Illinois. It pays back about $0.79 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $30 tickets are listed on the Illinois rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Blowout X scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Blowout X are 1 in 6.91. This means roughly 1 in every 7 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Blowout X?
The top prize for Blowout X is $3,000. As of our latest update, 818 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $30 ticket in Illinois

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
$5,000,000 Jackpot921 in 3.6484.5%$5M · 31.3%
Royal Riches721 in 3.3582.6%$3M · 10.7%
200X the Cash641 in 3.1882.1%$100K · 3-
Blowout X (this game)561 in 6.9179.1%$3K · 8181.5%

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.