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Ranked 44th of 58 Tickets in New Mexico

Cool CatNew Mexico Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: New Mexico Lottery
29
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
$1New MexicoGame #634GREEN
At a glance

Cool Cat costs $1 a ticket from the New Mexico Lottery. Top prizes have been claimed faster than tickets sold, so the $500 prize now runs about 1 in 122,162 by our estimate, against 1 in 88,171 at launch. 57% of its winning tickets pay $1 or less, no more than the ticket cost.

Overall Odds
1 in 4.73
Exp. Value
$0.59
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$500
Top Prizes Left
1
Prizes Remaining
20%
ValueScore™
29 / 100
Below Avg

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.59
↓
BELOW AVERAGE
Ranked 44th out of 58 New Mexico scratch-offs. Better options exist, including 6 other $1 New Mexico games ranked higher.
Why
↓Prize quality is thin, with the bigger winners mostly gone.
  • Top-prize odds have worsened: 1 in 88K at launch, about 1 in 122K now. The $500 prizes are being claimed faster than tickets sell.
  • Wins are infrequent: about a 21% chance to win something per ticket (1 in 4.73), lower than most games.
  • The prize pool is running thin, with most prizes already won.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$500
1 of 7 left
launch odds 1 in 88K
now ~1 in 122K
$100
21 of 210 left
launch odds 1 in 2,939
now ~1 in 5,817
$50
56 of 615 left
launch odds 1 in 1,004
now ~1 in 2,181
ScratchCheck estimate. Current odds are derived from the prizes still unclaimed and our estimate of tickets remaining, shown next to the lottery’s printed launch odds. Actual odds vary as tickets are sold and prizes claimed.

Prize Breakdown

PrizeOddsTotalLeftStatus
$5001 in 88,24371
14%
$1001 in 2,94121021
10%
$501 in 1,00461556
9%
$201 in 3022,043208
10%
$151 in 2982,074194
9%
$101 in 2982,072230
11%
$51 in 758,2161,140
14%
$31 in 3020,5803,421
17%
$21 in 3020,5803,993
19%
$11 in 1737,0528,384
23%
$11 in 1737,0368,179
22%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$366,008
Current Prize Pool
$55,282
Payout Percentage
15.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
25,827

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
617,194
Estimated Remaining
122,162
% Remaining
19.8%
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, one $500 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on June 27.

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2
1
March 6October 19
  • June 27, 20261 claimed · 1 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 0.1% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, well below the average for New Mexico's $1 games (0.9% 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

29
VALUESCORE
Below Avg
29
out of 100
Expected Value
18/40
Prize Quality
3/25
Win Frequency
4/20
Inventory Health
4/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
634
Ticket Price
$1
Start Date
5/6/2025
Payout %
59.3%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$1.00 per ticket · 1 in 4.73 overall odds
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Cool Cat scratch-off a good buy?
Probably not. Cool Cat scores 29/100 (Below Average) and is 7th of the 13 active $1 games in New Mexico. It pays back about $0.59 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Cool Cat scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Cool Cat are 1 in 4.73. This means roughly 1 in every 5 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Cool Cat?
The top prize for Cool Cat is $500. As of our latest update, 1 top prize remains unclaimed.
How many prizes are left in Cool Cat?
Based on our latest data, 20% of all prize tickets remain (approximately 25,827 out of 130,485 total). The game is winding down. A significant portion of prizes have already been claimed.

Every $1 ticket in New Mexico

All 13 ranked →
GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Lucky Stars651 in 4.8660.3%$1K · 32.1%
Winter Cash651 in 4.7660.3%$25 · 4,136-
$1,000 Grande531 in 4.8558.7%$1K · 31.7%
Red Hot Double Doubler471 in 4.9558.6%$1K · 51.8%
Merry Money441 in 3.9360.3%$20 · 9890.1%
Xtra Bonus401 in 4.8858.1%$1K · 21.5%
Cool Cat (this game)291 in 4.7359.3%$500 · 10.1%
Dinero Loco251 in 4.8758.1%$1K · 11.1%
Triple Tripler231 in 4.6758.8%$900 · 00.0%
Aces High211 in 4.9557.0%$500 · 61.5%

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.