See the instant tickets the Illinois Lottery has launched most recently.
Here are the Illinois scratch-off tickets most recently added to circulation, listed newest first. Each card shows when the ticket launched, what it costs, its current Return on Investment and where it currently ranks against other Illinois tickets on sale.
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Checking the latest releases shows you which Illinois scratch-off tickets have only just gone on sale.
The Illinois Lottery began in 1974, and its first instant ticket, 7-11-21, went on sale in 1975. This page lists the instant tickets Illinois has launched most recently, along with the Initial Winning Return on Investment and Initial Overall Ranking each one started with.
An Illinois instant ticket receives its Initial Overall Ranking when it first appears, placed among all the Illinois tickets on sale by ROI. The lower the number, the higher the ROI was at that time. The figure stays on the card as a point of comparison for later releases.
Explore recent Illinois instant tickets, each listed with a launch date, cost and ROI figure based on Illinois Lottery data. The first instant ticket, 7-11-21, went on sale in 1975, a year after the lottery began in 1974. Every entry notes the ticket price and its ROI.
Any instant ticket the Illinois Lottery has recently added. Each card lists the ticket's image, launch date, price, Initial Winning Return on Investment and Initial Overall Ranking.
It is the position the ticket took among Illinois tickets on sale when it first appeared, ordered by ROI. A lower number points to a higher ROI at launch.
Prices and prize tables vary from one instant ticket to the next, so the ROI varies too, and the ranking follows it.
No. A new ticket is only at the beginning of its run. ROI is a comparison metric and not an expected return, and each ticket's outcome is fixed when it is printed.
We publish it the moment it goes on sale. Our standard Illinois data refresh happens every three days, but brand-new releases bypass this line entirely. If a game launches today, it is added to the page immediately—even if the state data was just pulled yesterday.
No. This website is a source of information only. Illinois instant tickets are sold by the Illinois Lottery and its licensed retailers.
View the latest Illinois instant tickets above and compare their launch dates, prices, Initial Winning Return on Investment and Initial Overall Rankings. All figures come from official Illinois Lottery sources.
