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Ranked 29th of 58 Tickets in New Mexico

Hit $500New Mexico Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: New Mexico Lottery
48
VALUESCORE
Fair
$10New MexicoGame #660GREEN
At a glance

Hit $500 is a $10 ticket from the New Mexico Lottery. Only 4% of its prizes are still unclaimed. On ValueScore it earns 48/100 (Fair), good for 7th out of 9 $10 tickets in New Mexico.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.30
Exp. Value
$0.61
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
4%
ValueScore™
48 / 100
Fair

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.61
→
AVERAGE
Middle of the pack: #29 of the 58 active games we track in New Mexico.
Why
→Weak prize quality: relatively few of the bigger top and mid-tier prizes are still unclaimed.
  • At $0.61 returned per $1, this game pays back less than most scratch-offs.
  • At 1 in 3.30 overall odds, prizes land more often than in most games.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$5001 in 1,2203001
0%
$2501 in 1,8212012
1%
$1001 in 59561510
2%
$501 in 3012,202301
2%
$201 in 1524,404726
3%
$151 in 1524,4041,069
4%
$101 in 848,8082,325
5%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$2,214,070
Current Prize Pool
$70,855
Payout Percentage
3.2%
Total Prizes Remaining
4,434

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
366,082
Estimated Remaining
14,632
% Remaining
4.0%
Prize pool figures use advertised prize values. Tickets printed is estimated from overall odds. Tickets remaining is estimated from the share of prizes still unclaimed.

Prize History

Top prizes left

Since March 6, when our records for it began, 40 $500 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on September 9.

410
41
24
11
7
5
3
1
March 6October 19
  • September 9, 20261 claimed · 1 left
  • September 5, 20261 claimed · 2 left
  • June 23, 20261 claimed · 3 left
  • June 14, 20261 claimed · 4 left
  • June 4, 20261 claimed · 5 left
  • May 22, 20261 claimed · 6 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for New Mexico's $10 games (0.7% a week).

From ScratchCheck's daily record of the lottery's published prize counts. Dates are when a claim first appeared in those counts, and small prizes are often cashed days after purchase, so claims trail actual sales.

ValueScore™ Breakdown

48
VALUESCORE
Fair
48
out of 100
Expected Value
29/40
Prize Quality
0/25
Win Frequency
18/20
Inventory Health
0/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
660
Ticket Price
$10
Start Date
7/1/2025
Payout %
60.5%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$10.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.30 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Hit $500 scratch-off a good buy?
It is about average. Hit $500 scores 48/100 (Fair) and is 7th out of 9 $10 tickets in New Mexico. It pays back about $0.61 for every $1 spent. Higher-rated $10 tickets are listed on the New Mexico rankings page.
What are the odds of winning the Hit $500 scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Hit $500 are 1 in 3.30. This means roughly 1 in every 3 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Hit $500?
The top prize for Hit $500 is $500. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Hit $500?
Based on our latest data, 4% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 4,434 out of 110,934 total). The vast majority of prizes have been claimed. This game is close to being retired.

Every $10 ticket in New Mexico

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Double Your Luck821 in 3.5468.2%$10K · 20.0%
Bonus Money711 in 3.4064.2%$10K · 10.0%
MYSTERY CROSSWORD681 in 2.9260.5%$500 · 400.9%
Gold Rush671 in 3.4460.4%$10K · 21.3%
Triple Red 777s671 in 3.4560.1%$20K · 21.3%
$25, $50 or $100!491 in 7.4068.5%$100 · 5,6670.8%
Hit $500 (this game)481 in 3.3060.5%$500 · 10.0%
Hello Money431 in 3.4560.2%$20K · 00.0%
Más Dinero381 in 3.3057.9%$5K · 20.9%

Claimed per week: share of each game's printed prizes reported claimed per week over the last 4 weeks, from our daily records of the lottery's prize counts.