Illinois · $2 tickets
Best $2 Illinois Scratch-Off Tickets
There are 5 active $2 scratch-off games in the Illinois Lottery right now. Ranked by expected return — how much, on average, comes back for every $1 spent — the best is MONOPOLY at $0.66 per $1. Updated Jun 21, 2026.
Across the 2 $2 Illinois games with a calculable return, the strongest pays back $0.66 per $1 and the weakest $0.61 — a 5-cent gap on the dollar, averaging $0.64. The biggest prize still in play at this price is $100,000 on RUBIES (1 still unclaimed). 3 games here show Return N/A because Illinois doesn’t publish enough live data to price them.
| # | Game | Price | Return / $1 | Top Prize | Est. Tickets Left | Prize Tiers Left |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MONOPOLY#7632 | $2 | $0.66 / $1 | $20,000 | 3,546,312 | 16/16 |
| 2 | TRIPLE DYNAMITE 777#7613 | $2 | $0.61 / $1 | $25,000 | 1,045,989 | 12/13 |
| 3 | 10X THE CASH#7592 | $2 | Return N/A | $50,000 | — | — |
| 4 | 10X XTRA#7635 | $2 | Return N/A | $50,000 | — | — |
| 5 | RUBIES#7648 | $2 | Return N/A | $100,000 | — | — |
Even the best $2 ticket almost always returns less than $1 per $1 played. These rankings tell you which games are less bad, not which are profitable. Play for fun, not for income.