Best $20 Illinois Scratch-Off Tickets
There are 9 active $20 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 $2,000,000 MAXIMUM MULTIPLIER at $0.81 per $1. Updated Jun 21, 2026.
Across the 4 $20 Illinois games with a calculable return, the strongest pays back $0.81 per $1 and the weakest $0.78 — a 3-cent gap on the dollar, averaging $0.79. The biggest prize still in play at this price is $1,800,000 on $3 MILLION VAULT (3 still unclaimed). 5 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 | $2,000,000 MAXIMUM MULTIPLIER#7624 | $20 | $0.81 / $1 | $1,200,000 | 1,875,339 | 13/13 |
| 2 | MAXIMUM MONEY BLOWOUT#7556 | $20 | $0.80 / $1 | $2,000 | 208,397 | 4/4 |
| 3 | 100X XTRA#7638 | $20 | $0.78 / $1 | $1,200,000 | 2,805,914 | 13/13 |
| 4 | $2,000,000 DIAMOND DELUXE#7621 | $20 | $0.78 / $1 | $1,200,000 | 1,354,045 | 14/14 |
| 5 | $2,000,000 CASHFALL#7570 | $20 | Return N/A | $1,200,000 | — | — |
| 6 | $2,000,000* CELEBRATION#7563 | $20 | Return N/A | $1,200,000 | — | — |
| 7 | $3 MILLION VAULT#7661 | $20 | Return N/A | $1,800,000 | — | — |
| 8 | DOUBLE THE LUCK#7657 | $20 | Return N/A | $1,800,000 | — | — |
| 9 | MULTIPLIER MADNESS#7603 | $20 | Return N/A | $1,200,000 | — | — |
Even the best $20 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.