The current odds of winning any prize on Holiday Ca$h are 1 in 4.4 (22.72%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500 top prize.

Yes. 2 of the 175 $500 top prizes have been claimed, and 173 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 5, 2026. We estimate nearly all of the game's 8,518,224 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. Holiday Ca$h is on sale at Illinois Lottery retailers, and the lottery hasn’t announced an end date.

Among the 5 $1 Illinois scratch-offs on sale, Holiday Ca$h ranks #1 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.4 tickets winning at least the $1 ticket price back. No other $1 Illinois scratch-off has better odds of breaking even right now.

Holiday Ca$h has 16 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. Current odds, from the prizes still unclaimed: $500 at 1 in 48,646 (173 of 175 left); $100+ at 1 in 7,807 (905 of 918 left); $75+ at 1 in 6,193 (281 of 284 left); $50+ at 1 in 2,776 (1,673 of 1,700 left); $30+ at 1 in 1,598 (2,233 of 2,269 left); $25+ at 1 in 437 (13,993 of 14,219 left); $20+ at 1 in 209 (21,039 of 21,323 left); $15+ at 1 in 137 (20,971 of 21,268 left); $10+ at 1 in 90.7 (31,496 of 31,924 left); $9+ at 1 in 74 (21,011 of 21,313 left); $7+ at 1 in 54 (42,046 of 42,612 left); $5+ at 1 in 32.3 (105,094 of 106,484 left); $4+ at 1 in 23 (105,141 of 106,505 left); $3+ at 1 in 15.4 (178,707 of 180,986 left); $2+ at 1 in 8.1 (494,143 of 500,357 left); $1+ at 1 in 4.4 (873,081 of 883,623 left).

The odds of winning at least your $1 back on one Holiday Ca$h ticket are 1 in 4.4 (22.72%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 8.1 (12.34%).

Holiday Ca$h 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.

Holiday Ca$h, a $1 Illinois scratch-off, was released on Oct 6, 2026 by the Illinois Lottery.