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Ranked 12th of 58 Tickets in New Mexico

Crossword TriplerNew Mexico Scratch-Off Odds & Prizes Remaining

Image Credit: New Mexico Lottery
71
VALUESCORE
Good
$3New MexicoGame #682GREEN
At a glance

Crossword Tripler is a $3 ticket from the New Mexico Lottery. On average it pays back about $0.62 per $1, $0.02 more than the median $3 game in New Mexico. At launch, about 1 in 151,932 tickets carried a prize of $1,000 or more.

Overall Odds
1 in 3.89
Exp. Value
$0.62
per $1 spent
Top Prize
$30,000
Top Prizes Left
2
Prizes Remaining
66%
ValueScore™
71 / 100
Good

Should I Buy This Ticket?

Expected value per $1 spent:
$0.62
↑
ABOVE AVERAGE
Above the pack: 12th of 58 active New Mexico games.
Why
↑The return of $0.62 per dollar runs below what similar tickets pay.
  • Plenty of prizes remain in circulation across this game.
  • The larger prizes are well stocked, with plenty of top and mid-tier winners still out there.

Current Prize Odds

ScratchCheck estimate · Updated October 19
$30,000
2 of 3 left
launch odds 1 in 557K
now ~1 in 550K
$3,000
3 of 8 left
launch odds 1 in 209K
now ~1 in 367K
$100
558 of 899 left
launch odds 1 in 1,859
now ~1 in 1,973
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
$30,0001 in 557,23332
67%
$3,0001 in 208,96383
38%
$1001 in 1,860899558
62%
$501 in 7472,2391,391
62%
$301 in 1998,4155,267
63%
$201 in 10016,63510,415
63%
$151 in 5033,51621,101
63%
$101 in 3350,15031,624
63%
$51 in 14117,01975,357
64%
$31 in 8200,744137,291
68%

Prize Pool Analysis

Total Payout at Launch
$3,092,567
Current Prize Pool
$1,982,073
Payout Percentage
64.1%
Total Prizes Remaining
283,009

Ticket Statistics

Total Tickets Printed
1,671,253
Estimated Remaining
1,100,905
% Remaining
65.9%
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 its launch on May 8, one $30,000 top prize has been reported claimed, leaving 2. The most recent was on August 18.

31
3
2
May 8October 19
  • August 18, 20261 claimed · 2 left

How fast it's selling

Over the last 4 weeks, about 1.2% of this game's prizes were reported claimed each week, slower than the average for New Mexico's $3 games (1.5% 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

71
VALUESCORE
Good
71
out of 100
Expected Value
32/40
Prize Quality
16/25
Win Frequency
11/20
Inventory Health
12/15
Updated: 10/19/2026

Game Details

Game Number
682
Ticket Price
$3
Start Date
5/5/2026
Payout %
61.7%
Data Source
Official
Last Updated
10/19/2026

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$3.00 per ticket · 1 in 3.89 overall odds
✓ Accounts for prizes already claimed

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Crossword Tripler scratch-off a good buy?
It is a solid pick. Crossword Tripler scores 71/100 (Good) and is 2nd of the 8 active $3 games in New Mexico. It pays back about $0.62 for every $1 spent.
What are the odds of winning the Crossword Tripler scratch-off?
The overall odds of winning any prize with Crossword Tripler are 1 in 3.89. This means roughly 1 in every 4 tickets wins a prize of any amount.
What is the top prize for Crossword Tripler?
The top prize for Crossword Tripler is $30,000. As of our latest update, 2 top prizes remain unclaimed.

Every $3 ticket in New Mexico

GameValueScoreOddsPayoutTop prize · leftClaimed per week
Happy Pawlidays!771 in 3.9361.1%$1K · 3-
Crossword Tripler (this game)711 in 3.8961.7%$30K · 21.2%
$10,000 Grande Crossword641 in 3.9062.3%$10K · 23.3%
Bingo Extra591 in 3.9360.2%$5K · 21.5%
Frogger471 in 3.8956.8%$5K · 24.3%
Lucky 7s461 in 3.8363.1%$500 · 10.0%
Lucky Numbers241 in 3.9757.6%$500 · 20.1%
Bags of Money131 in 3.9856.4%$1K · 00.0%

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.