The current odds of winning any prize on 5X Xtra are 1 in 5.07 (19.73%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $20,000 top prize.

Yes. 4 of the 6 $20,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 9, 2026. We estimate about 45% of the game's 8,621,484 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. 5X Xtra is on sale at Illinois Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 5 $1 Illinois scratch-offs on sale, 5X Xtra ranks #4 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 5.07 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back. Right now the $1 game with the best odds of breaking even is Holiday Ca$h, where 1 in 4.4 tickets wins at least $1 back.

5X Xtra has 12 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $20,000 at 1 in 1,933,703 (2 of 6 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 483,426 (6 of 12 left); $500+ at 1 in 128,914 (22 of 60 left); $100+ at 1 in 8,389 (431 of 1,068 left); $50+ at 1 in 1,842 (1,638 of 4,142 left); $25+ at 1 in 312 (10,297 of 25,812 left); $20+ at 1 in 151 (13,175 of 32,342 left); $10+ at 1 in 58.6 (40,404 of 97,045 left); $5+ at 1 in 29.6 (64,748 of 150,961 left); $3+ at 1 in 22.1 (44,539 of 107,789 left); $2+ at 1 in 9.15 (247,521 of 560,744 left); $1+ at 1 in 5.07 (340,213 of 754,724 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one 5X Xtra ticket are 1 in 5.07 (19.73%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 9.15 (10.93%).

5X Xtra costs $1 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.

5X Xtra, a $1 Illinois scratch-off, was released on Jan 6, 2026 by the Illinois Lottery.