Cash GamesNew Mexico Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
The New Mexico Lottery sells Cash Games as a $5 ticket. At a ValueScore of 84/100 (Excellent), it is the best $5 game on sale in New Mexico. Its expected return of $0.65 per $1 runs $0.05 ahead of the typical $5 ticket in New Mexico.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 121K at launch, about 1 in 137K now. The $15,000 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
- $0.65 returned per dollar is roughly what most scratch-offs pay right now.
- Frequent winners: roughly a 28% shot at a prize on each ticket (1 in 3.61), ahead of most games.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,000 | 1 in 121,200 | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| $1,000 | 1 in 45,450 | 8 | 5 | 63% |
| $500 | 1 in 18,180 | 20 | 16 | 80% |
| $100 | 1 in 456 | 797 | 580 | 73% |
| $50 | 1 in 118 | 3,076 | 2,270 | 74% |
| $20 | 1 in 60 | 6,078 | 4,497 | 74% |
| $15 | 1 in 30 | 12,092 | 9,013 | 75% |
| $10 | 1 in 10 | 36,356 | 27,208 | 75% |
| $5 | 1 in 9 | 42,411 | 32,241 | 76% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since its launch on August 11, one $15,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on October 19.
- October 19, 20261 claimed · 2 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 2.5% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, about 3 times the average for New Mexico's $5 games (1% 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
Game Details
- State
- New Mexico
- Game Number
- 1
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 8/10/2026
- Payout %
- 64.6%
- Data Source
- Official
- Last Updated
- 10/19/2026
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Every $5 ticket in New Mexico
All 12 ranked →| Game | ValueScore | Odds | Payout | Top prize · left | Claimed per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Games (this game) | 84 | 1 in 3.61 | 64.6% | $15K · 2 | 2.5% |
| LOTERIA™ Super Grande! | 80 | 1 in 3.81 | 63.6% | $50K · 2 | 1.1% |
| Spicy Hot Riches | 79 | 1 in 3.66 | 60.7% | $20K · 2 | 1.8% |
| Snowman Cash | 78 | 1 in 3.62 | 59.6% | $5K · 3 | - |
| Legends of Lucha Libre® | 73 | 1 in 3.56 | 66.7% | $25K · 2 | 1.4% |
| $25,000 Grande | 63 | 1 in 3.79 | 58.9% | $25K · 2 | 1.6% |
| Money Rush | 54 | 1 in 3.85 | 66.5% | $50K · 1 | 0.0% |
| Crossword Deluxe | 42 | 1 in 3.85 | 60.3% | $5K · 1 | 1.6% |
| Lots of Cash | 34 | 1 in 3.86 | 58.1% | $10K · 2 | 0.9% |
| Fiery 5s | 28 | 1 in 3.83 | 58.2% | $5K · 0 | 0.8% |
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.