Crossword DeluxeNew Mexico Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining
The New Mexico Lottery sells Crossword Deluxe as a $5 ticket. Prizes of $1,000 and up were printed on roughly 1 in 152,090 tickets. It pays back about $0.60 per $1 on average, in line with New Mexico's other $5 games.
Should I Buy This Ticket?
- Most of this game's prizes are gone.
- The return of $0.60 per dollar runs below what similar tickets pay.
Current Prize Odds
ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19Prize Breakdown
| Prize | Odds | Total | Left | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 1 in 152,235 | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| $500 | 1 in 9,822 | 62 | 8 | 13% |
| $100 | 1 in 1,022 | 596 | 81 | 14% |
| $40 | 1 in 60 | 10,148 | 1,516 | 15% |
| $20 | 1 in 60 | 10,112 | 1,702 | 17% |
| $15 | 1 in 30 | 20,293 | 3,339 | 16% |
| $10 | 1 in 13 | 45,721 | 8,990 | 20% |
| $5 | 1 in 20 | 30,460 | 8,546 | 28% |
| $5 | 1 in 15 | 40,619 | 11,720 | 29% |
Prize Pool Analysis
Ticket Statistics
Prize History
Top prizes left
Since March 6, when our records for it began, 3 $5,000 top prizes have been reported claimed, leaving 1. The most recent was on May 4.
- May 4, 20262 claimed · 1 left
- March 23, 20261 claimed · 3 left
How fast it's selling
Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.6% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, faster than the average for New Mexico's $5 games (1.1% 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
- 676
- Ticket Price
- $5
- Start Date
- 2/10/2026
- Payout %
- 60.3%
- 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 | 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 (this game) | 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.