The current odds of winning any prize on 25X Xtra are 1 in 4.39 (22.79%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500,000 top prize.

Yes. 3 of the 4 $500,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 1 is still unclaimed, as of Oct 10, 2026. We estimate about 37% of the game's 8,759,641 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. 25X Xtra is on sale at Illinois Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 12 $5 Illinois scratch-offs on sale, 25X Xtra ranks #9 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.39 tickets winning at least the $5 ticket price back. Right now the $5 game with the best odds of breaking even is Winter Winnings, where 1 in 3.86 tickets wins at least $5 back.

25X Xtra has 13 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500,000 at 1 in 3,248,951 (1 of 4 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 649,790 (4 of 11 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 79,243 (36 of 90 left); $500+ at 1 in 7,627 (385 of 1,155 left); $125+ at 1 in 2,730 (764 of 2,178 left); $100+ at 1 in 307 (9,376 of 26,991 left); $75+ at 1 in 209 (5,006 of 14,602 left); $50+ at 1 in 67.3 (32,714 of 94,825 left); $25+ at 1 in 33.7 (48,256 of 138,690 left); $20+ at 1 in 19.5 (70,240 of 200,472 left); $15+ at 1 in 14.9 (51,525 of 145,877 left); $10+ at 1 in 7.37 (222,453 of 619,771 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.39 (299,683 of 801,979 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one 25X Xtra ticket are 1 in 4.39 (22.79%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.37 (13.57%).

25X Xtra costs $5 per ticket. It is sold at authorized Illinois Lottery retailers throughout the state.

Yes — Illinois instant tickets and Illinois scratch-offs are the same thing: a paper lottery ticket you scratch to reveal whether it wins. The Illinois Lottery lists them under "Instant Tickets" on its own site. "Instant Tickets" is simply what most players in Illinois call them, while "scratch-off" and "scratch ticket" are the terms used in other states. In Illinois, "instant games" and "instant tickets" mean these same paper tickets you buy at a retailer — not the lottery's online games. Every game ranked on this page is the same physical ticket, whichever name you use for it.

25X Xtra, a $5 Illinois scratch-off, was released on Jan 6, 2026 by the Illinois Lottery.