The odds of winning any prize on Emerald 7s are 1 in 4.26 (23.49%). Those are the odds printed when the game launched, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for this game.

Yes. Emerald 7s is on sale at Illinois Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Emerald 7s has 11 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. These are the odds printed when the game launched: $400,000 at 1 in 1,358,760 (3 printed); $5,000+ at 1 in 271,752 (12 printed); $1,000+ at 1 in 45,292 (75 printed); $500+ at 1 in 5,782 (615 printed); $100+ at 1 in 226 (17,298 printed); $50+ at 1 in 77.2 (34,793 printed); $25+ at 1 in 33.5 (68,825 printed); $20+ at 1 in 21.5 (67,938 printed); $15+ at 1 in 15.3 (76,401 printed); $10+ at 1 in 6.29 (382,196 printed); $5+ at 1 in 4.26 (297,227 printed).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Emerald 7s ticket are 1 in 4.26 (23.49%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.29 (15.90%).

Emerald 7s 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.

Emerald 7s, a $5 Illinois scratch-off, was released on Dec 2, 2025 by the Illinois Lottery.