The current odds of winning any prize on Big Time Blowout are 1 in 9.66 (10.35%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $2,000 top prize.

Yes. 199 of the 1152 $2,000 top prizes have been claimed, and 953 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 5, 2026. We estimate about 78% of the game's 2,878,696 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Big Time Blowout is on sale at Illinois Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 9 $20 Illinois scratch-offs on sale, Big Time Blowout ranks #9 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 9.66 tickets winning at least the $20 ticket price back. Right now the $20 game with the best odds of breaking even is Snowfall Mega Multiplier, where 1 in 3.11 tickets wins at least $20 back.

Big Time Blowout has 5 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $2,000 at 1 in 2,356 (953 of 1,152 left); $500+ at 1 in 397 (4,701 of 5,984 left); $300+ at 1 in 133 (11,272 of 14,400 left); $200+ at 1 in 29.1 (60,139 of 76,714 left); $100+ at 1 in 9.66 (155,307 of 199,136 left).

The odds of winning at least your $20 back on one Big Time Blowout ticket are 1 in 9.66 (10.35%). No prize pays exactly $20, so that is also your chance of winning more than you paid.

Big Time Blowout costs $20 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.

Big Time Blowout, a $20 Illinois scratch-off, was released on Aug 4, 2026 by the Illinois Lottery.