The odds of winning any prize on Onyx are 1 in 4.2 (23.81%). Those are the odds printed when the game launched, since remaining-prize counts aren’t available for this game.

Yes. Onyx 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, Onyx ranks #5 for odds of breaking even, with 1 in 4.2 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.

Onyx has 13 prize levels. Odds are for winning that amount or more on one ticket. These are the odds printed when the game launched: $1,000,000 at 1 in 1,996,880 (3 printed); $10,000+ at 1 in 427,903 (11 printed); $1,000+ at 1 in 57,602 (90 printed); $500+ at 1 in 8,402 (609 printed); $250+ at 1 in 3,487 (1,005 printed); $125+ at 1 in 2,200 (1,005 printed); $100+ at 1 in 296 (17,530 printed); $75+ at 1 in 216 (7,502 printed); $50+ at 1 in 66.8 (61,943 printed); $25+ at 1 in 33.6 (88,508 printed); $20+ at 1 in 18.3 (149,766 printed); $10+ at 1 in 6.83 (549,142 printed); $5+ at 1 in 4.2 (549,142 printed).

The odds of winning at least your $5 back on one Onyx ticket are 1 in 4.2 (23.81%). The odds of winning more than you paid are 1 in 6.83 (14.64%).

Onyx 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.

Onyx, a $5 Illinois scratch-off, was released on Mar 3, 2026 by the Illinois Lottery.