The current odds of winning any prize on In the Green are 1 in 4.26 (23.48%), recalculated from the prizes still unclaimed. That covers every prize, from the smallest up to the $500,000 top prize.

Yes. 1 of the 3 $500,000 top prizes has been claimed, and 2 are still unclaimed, as of Oct 12, 2026. We estimate about 74% of the game's 4,794,321 tickets are still unsold.

Yes. In the Green 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, In the Green ranks #6 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.26 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.

In the Green has 16 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 1,762,475 (2 of 3 left); $10,000+ at 1 in 503,564 (5 of 6 left); $1,000+ at 1 in 90,383 (32 of 40 left); $500+ at 1 in 3,367 (1,008 of 1,357 left); $300+ at 1 in 2,660 (278 of 387 left); $250+ at 1 in 2,175 (296 of 401 left); $125+ at 1 in 1,850 (284 of 396 left); $100+ at 1 in 425 (6,396 of 8,779 left); $75+ at 1 in 316 (2,869 of 3,987 left); $50+ at 1 in 84.8 (30,379 of 41,874 left); $30+ at 1 in 71.1 (8,032 of 11,141 left); $25+ at 1 in 31.8 (61,279 of 84,500 left); $20+ at 1 in 18.5 (79,862 of 109,732 left); $15+ at 1 in 14.2 (58,111 of 79,759 left); $10+ at 1 in 7.2 (240,767 of 329,326 left); $5+ at 1 in 4.26 (337,981 of 459,048 left).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one In the Green ticket are 1 in 4.26 (23.48%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 7.2 (13.89%).

In the Green 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.

In the Green, a $5 Illinois scratch-off, was released on Sep 1, 2026 by the Illinois Lottery.